Avoiding the Worst

Tobias Baumann

How can we avoid worst-case scenarios? From Nineteen Eighty-Four to Black Mirror, we are all familiar with the tropes of dystopian science fiction. But what if worst-case scenarios could actually become reality? And what if we could do something now...

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Opening Credits

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Introduction

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Chapter 1: Technology and astronomical stakes

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Chapter 2: Types of s-risks

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Chapter 3: Should we focus on the long-term future?

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Chapter 4: Should we focus on reducing suffering?

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Chapter 5: Should we focus on worst-case outcomes?

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Chapter 6: Cognitive biases

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Chapter 7: Risk factors for s-risks

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Chapter 8: Moral advocacy

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Chapter 9: Moral advocacy

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Chapter 10: Moral advocacy

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Chapter 11: Moral advocacy

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Ending Credits

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