Rationally Speaking Podcast

Humanity on the precipice (Toby Ord)

Dec 10, 2021

01:08:54

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Toby Ord

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The Nuanced Message of Climate Change and the Difficulty in Conveying It

01:31

Effective Altruism and Global Health

03:06

Artificial Intelligence

03:39

Are We Trying to Reduce Our Risks From a I?

03:34

Introduction

2min

The Precipice, Acidental Risk and the Future of Humanity

3min

Toby, What Prompted the Shift in Focus?

4min

Is There a Threat to Our Future?

3min

Is Existential Risk a Threat to Humanity?

3min

Is Humanity the Key Agent?

2min

The Risk of Climate Change Is Extremely Severe

5min

I Could Be Wrong, but I'm Not Sure

2min

The Risk From Advanced Artificial Intelligence

5min

10.

Is There a Social Pressure to Worry About Risks From AI?

2min

11.

Artificial Intelligence

4min

12.

Are We Trying to Reduce Our Risks From a I?

4min

13.

Is There a Common Probability Error in Climate Change?

2min

14.

How Do You Estimate the Base Rate of Accidental Risks?

5min

15.

The Chance of Natural Risk Overseas

3min

16.

How to Use Near Misses in Estimates of Probability

2min

17.

Nuclear War - Is There a Three in Four Chance?

5min

18.

How to Calculate the Probability of Near Misses of Asteroids

3min

19.

Effective Altruism and Global Health

3min

20.

Is Long Termism a Good Idea?

3min

21.

The Importance of Preserving Humanity's Long Term Potential

4min

22.

The Environment and the Moral Revolution

3min

Humanity could thrive for millions of years -- unless our future is cut short by an existential catastrophe. Oxford philosopher Toby Ord explains the possible existential risks we face, including climate change, pandemics, and artificial intelligence. Toby and Julia discuss what led him to take existential risk more seriously, which risks he considers underrated vs. overrated, and how to estimate the probability of existential risk.

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Rationally Speaking Podcast

Humanity on the precipice (Toby Ord)

Episode guests

The Nuanced Message of Climate Change and the Difficulty in Conveying It

Effective Altruism and Global Health

Artificial Intelligence

Are We Trying to Reduce Our Risks From a I?

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