When discussing the future of humanity Toby Ord states “I find it useful to consider our predicament from humanity’s point of view: casting humanity as a coherent agent, and considering the strategic choices it would make were it sufficiently rational and wise” why might this approach be more misleading than useful?
When discussing the future of humanity Toby Ord states “I find it useful to consider our predicament from humanity’s point of view: casting humanity as a coherent agent, and considering the strategic choices it would make were it sufficiently rational and wise” why might this approach be more misleading than useful?
Quote is from The Precipice, page 188.