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Auteur(s) : Ord, Toby (1979-....)
Titre(s) : The precipice [Texte imprimé] : existential risk and the future of humanity / Toby Ord
Publication : london ; New York (N.Y.) : Bloomsbury academic, 2020
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (468 p.) : illustrations, plans, cartes ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 423-460. Index
Humanity stands at a precipice. We live at a time of unprecedented innovation. Technology
is accelerating faster than at any point in history, granting us ever greater power,
and creating ever greater risk. In the twentieth century, we developed the means to
destroy ourselves o without developing the moral framework to ensure that we won't.
The Precipice introduces us to the risks to humanity's future, from the familiar man-made
threats of climate change and nuclear war, to the greater risks on the horizon from
engineered pandemics and advanced artificial intelligence. With clear and rigorous
thinking, Toby Ord calculates the various risk levels, and shows how our own time
fits within the larger story of human history. Can we protect the legacy of the hundred
billion who have come before us, and secure a future for the trillions of generations
that could follow? What can we do, in our present moment, to face the risks head on?
Guided by a positive vision of the long-term future, The Precipice is a call for a
new ethical perspective- a major reorientation in the way we see the world, our history,
and the role we play in it
Sujet(s) : Écologie humaine
Relations internationales -- 2000-....
Risque -- Sociologie
Indice(s) Dewey :
303.49 (23e éd.) = Prévisions sociales
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 1526600226 (erroné). - ISBN 9781526600226 (erroné). - ISBN 9781526600219 (erroné).
- ISBN 1526600218 (erroné). - ISBN 9781526600196 (erroné). - ISBN 9781526600233
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb466005659
Notice n° :
FRBNF46600565
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