#existentialrisk #endoftheworld #exponentialtech #eschatologyPhil Torres is an author, Affiliate Scholar at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies, and founder of the X-Risks Institute. He has published widely on emerging technologies, terrorism, and existential risks. He shines a light on the nature and causes of human extinction, its ethical implications, and the history of the idea via. a] The intellectual history of our modern, scientific idea of human extinction. b] The history of philosophical thinking about the ethical and evaluative implications of our extinction. c] Omnicidal agents or "agential risks," i.e., Who would destroy the world if they could? d] Machine superintelligence and algocracy (given the unprecedented distribution of offensive capabilities across society as a result of dual-use emerging technologies). e] Conceptual foundations of "Existential Risk Studies," for example: What does "existential risk" mean? What should it mean? How many normatively relevant types of human extinction are there?  f] Climate change and stratospheric geoengineering. g] Philosophical critiques of "longtermism" which he considers to be a profoundly dangerous ideology.  Not Being an alarmist but this conversation was an eye-opener, being a tech advocate through the talk I wore my defensive hat but I couldn't poke into his arguments to prove him wrong, without doubt, technology will play a huge role in human evolution, it will make our life easier and possibly even give us god-like powers through synthetic biology, nanotechnology amongst others but from the conversation with Phil it looks highly probable the road to exponential technologies leads to the End of the World.  

We surely need more minds to figure if there is hope or a way out-  Do comment your thoughts below.

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