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#193 – Rob Reid: The Existential Threat of Engineered Viruses and Lab Leaks
Lex Fridman Podcast
How Long Does a Civilization Continue to Last?
The odds of a civilization self-destructing just start mounting astronomically, you know, pun intended. It's all too plausible to think that when a civilization reaches a level of sophistication, that's probably just a decade or three in our future. And so L, which is how long does a civilization, once it reaches technological competence, continues to last? That's the doozy.
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