Yes, lots. A good book is Global Catastrophic Risks by Bostrom and Circovic. The first chapter is available from Bostrom’s website as a PDF. The website 80,000hours.org has a problem profile page. And Toby Ord is working on a new book. He mentions it in his 80k podcast interview, and recommends the book ‘The End of the World’ by John Leslie. Also Phil Torres publishes on this, and has just started at CSER, who also have a big research agenda.
Thanks! Although I was under the impression some x-risks may not cause extinction but simply ‘significantly curtail humanity’s progress’ or other words to that effect
Quick clarification—Phil Torres is an academic visitor with CSER for the term, rather than staff. But Bdixon is correct that Phil has published extensively and comprehensively on this. Thanks!
Yes, lots. A good book is Global Catastrophic Risks by Bostrom and Circovic. The first chapter is available from Bostrom’s website as a PDF. The website 80,000hours.org has a problem profile page. And Toby Ord is working on a new book. He mentions it in his 80k podcast interview, and recommends the book ‘The End of the World’ by John Leslie. Also Phil Torres publishes on this, and has just started at CSER, who also have a big research agenda.
Thanks! Although I was under the impression some x-risks may not cause extinction but simply ‘significantly curtail humanity’s progress’ or other words to that effect
That’s right—you can see more discussion here. That’s why nuclear war and extreme climate change can be considered existential risks.
Quick clarification—Phil Torres is an academic visitor with CSER for the term, rather than staff. But Bdixon is correct that Phil has published extensively and comprehensively on this. Thanks!