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The Unlikelihood of Extinction-Level Evil
08:00 - 13:57 (05:56)
According to a physicist the world is safe from the possibility of destruction from an extinction level kind of evil as it is unlikely to manifest itself, meaning humans might just be able to last way longer.
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Game theory has been used to explain why we haven't destroyed ourselves with nuclear weapons yet, but it may be too optimistic to rely on a single formula to describe the behavior of billions of human beings.
08:00 - 11:41 (03:41)
game theory
Summary
Game theory has been used to explain why we haven't destroyed ourselves with nuclear weapons yet, but it may be too optimistic to rely on a single formula to describe the behavior of billions of human beings.
ChapterThe Unlikelihood of Extinction-Level Evil
Episode#174 – Tyler Cowen: Economic Growth and the Fight Against Conformity and Mediocrity
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The probability of evil people obtaining and using nuclear weapons to cause mass destruction is incredibly unlikely and therefore hopefully preventable.
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Nuclear weapons
Summary
The probability of evil people obtaining and using nuclear weapons to cause mass destruction is incredibly unlikely and therefore hopefully preventable.