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Bostrom's shtick is the apocalypse - so I read the more as another angle of deriving importance/monetization than actual policy ideas.
by RandomLensman 4y ago
Bostrom's shtick is the apocalypse - so I read the more as another angle of deriving importance/monetization than actual policy ideas.
- wildmanx 4y agoI'm a bit surprised by all those dismissive comments here. Isn't it useful that _some_ people sit down, think hard about what are the worst things that could happen to us as a species, and consider preventive measures? In every company you have people do this for the business. Every military considers threat scenarios. Heck, the all-beloved Elon Musk wants to bring us to Mars of all places to have a backup home, just in case. But Bostrom is talked down for having a "shtick"? It's his job.
- lioeters 4y ago> In every company you have people do this for the business. The subject is called "business continuity planning", which includes threat and risk analysis. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_continuity_planning#Threat_and_risk_analysis_(TRA) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Business_continuity_planning#T...