Nick Bostrom (/ˈbɒstrəm/ BOST-rəm; Swedish: Niklas Boström [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈbûːstrœm]; born 10 March 1973 in Sweden) is a philosopher known for his work on...
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Simulation hypothesis (redirect from Bostrom's tripartition)
documented modern version of the simulation hypothesis. In 2001, philosopher Nick Bostrom proposed the simulation argument, which suggests that if a civilization...
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Philosophy and the Oxford Martin School. Its director was philosopher Nick Bostrom, and its research staff included futurist Anders Sandberg and Giving...
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necessary for future human development. Transhumanist philosophers such as Nick Bostrom believe that genetic modification will be essential to improving human...
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maximizer thought experiment first described by Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2003, a concept later discussed by multiple commentators. According...
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Dragon-Tyrant" is a 2005 fable about ageing and death by the Swedish philosopher Nick Bostrom. It relates the misery inflicted by a dragon-tyrant (a personification...
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Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (category Works by Nick Bostrom)
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies is a 2014 book by the philosopher Nick Bostrom. It explores how superintelligence could be created and what its features...
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ideals of the discredited eugenics movements of the past. According to Nick Bostrom, transcendentalist impulses have been expressed at least as far back...
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be one in which there were a lot of paper clips but no humans. — Nick Bostrom Bostrom emphasized that he does not believe the paperclip maximizer scenario...
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harm or enable some agent to cause harm," as defined by philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2011, or as defined in the concept of information sensitivity. It...
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critical moment in history when humanity's fate is decided. Edited by Nick Bostrom and Milan M. Ćirković, Global Catastrophic Risks was published in 2008...
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Anthropic Bias (category Works by Nick Bostrom)
Effects in Science and Philosophy (2002) is a book by philosopher Nick Bostrom. Bostrom investigates how to reason when one suspects that evidence is biased...
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associated with a technological singularity. University of Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom defines superintelligence as "any intellect that greatly exceeds the...
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threats to its supremacy. The term was first defined by Nick Bostrom. According to Nick Bostrom, a singleton is an abstract concept that could be implemented...
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by 2050. Four polls of AI researchers, conducted in 2012 and 2013 by Nick Bostrom and Vincent C. Müller, suggested a confidence of 50% that human-level...
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Scholars like Nick Bostrom debate how far off superhuman intelligence is, and whether it poses a risk to mankind. According to Bostrom, a superintelligent...
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Mikael Boström, Finnish orienteering competitor Nick Bostrom, Swedish philosopher at Oxford Peter Boström, Swedish producer and songwriter Sixten Boström (born...
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amounts of energy, the universe's purpose would thus be fulfilled. While Nick Land is seen as the intellectual originator of contemporary accelerationism...
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underfunded. Nick Bostrom states that more research has been done on Star Trek, snowboarding, or dung beetles than on existential risks. Bostrom's comparisons...
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non-mathematical, unpartisan introduction to the DA Nick Bostrom's response to Korb and Oliver Nick Bostrom's annotated collection of references Kopf, Krtouš...
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Association. In 1998, the World Transhumanist Association (WTA) was founded by Nick Bostrom and David Pearce. In 2002, it was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit...
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Sam Harris, Eric Weinstein, Douglas Murray, David Goggins, Destiny, Nick Bostrom, and Patrick Moore. He has interviewed the authors of over 100 The New...
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physical law constraints as opposed to focusing on colonizing planets. Nick Bostrom suggests that some advanced beings may divest themselves entirely of...
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real. The following cast members feature in the film as themselves: Nick Bostrom Joshua Cooke Erik Davis Philip K. Dick Alex LeVine Læo Mystwood Paul...
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many different formulations of the anthropic principle. Philosopher Nick Bostrom counts thirty, but the underlying principles can be divided into "weak"...
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resulting in an existential risk from AGI. Therefore, the Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom and others recommend capability control methods only as a supplement...
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States in 2004, as a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, by philosopher Nick Bostrom and bioethicist James Hughes. The think tank aims to influence the development...
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times as the prospect of superintelligent AI looms nearer, philosopher Nick Bostrom has said that superintelligent AI systems with goals that are not aligned...
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Festival. The session also included Michael Hogan, as well as scientists Nick Bostrom and Kevin Warwick. In 2011, she appeared in the role of Kate Roberts...
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steadily increase as AIs become more capable". In 2014, philosopher Nick Bostrom published the book Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies. He...
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