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One: Toby Ord on existential risks

Effective Altruism: Ten Global Problems – 80,000 Hours (October 2021)

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Do You Think the BioWarfare Convention Helps?

Biological weapons convention is grossly undefended and understaffed. The pool of people that could include someone who has these omnicidal tendencies grows many, many times larger as this technology is democratized. I find it odd that we haven't managed to empower the b w c bit more. It's not like china is developing biological weapons programs at least in any significant way.

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