existential risks

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. Hypothetical future events that could potentially cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's potential.; Risks that threaten the very existence of the human species or civilization as a whole, rather than just causing significant damage or loss of life.

💬 Examples

  1. The study focuses on existential risks such as nuclear war, pandemics, and unaligned artificial intelligence.

  2. Philosophers and scientists often debate how to mitigate existential risks in the twenty-first century.