Re: Existential Risks: Analyzing Human Extinction Scenarios andRelated Hazards

From: Nick Bostrom (nick@nickbostrom.com)
Date: Sat May 12 2001 - 14:37:55 MDT

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Eliezer wrote:

> > http://www.nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.html
> > http://www.nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.doc
>
>I was there for the presentation and I, literally, felt slightly sick to
>my stomach. I'd like to endorse "Existential Risks" as being scary and
>well worth reading.

I can see Chris Peterson skimming through the evaluation forms: " ...I felt
sick...", "...a very unpleasant experience...", "... disaster...." ;-)

Nick Bostrom
Department of Philosophy
Yale University
Homepage: http://www.nickbostrom.com

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