80k highlight this a potentially important area (though it’s not one of their top priorities)
The small set of (maybe-not-trustworthy) estimates we have suggest nanotech/APM is decently likely to be among the top 10 largest existential risks we know of (given usual ways of classifying things), and perhaps smaller only than AI and bio
(Update: I’ve now made this tag.)
Nanotechnology or Atomically Precise Manufacturing
Arguments against:
Maybe a little niche?
Somewhat well-covered by Existential Risk?
Arguments for:
Not super niche
80k highlight this a potentially important area (though it’s not one of their top priorities)
The small set of (maybe-not-trustworthy) estimates we have suggest nanotech/APM is decently likely to be among the top 10 largest existential risks we know of (given usual ways of classifying things), and perhaps smaller only than AI and bio