Global catastrophic risks /

A global catastrophic risk is a risk that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This text focuses on global catastrophic risks arising from natural catastrophes, nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence,...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Bostrom, Nick, Ćirković, Milan M.
Weitere Verfasser:
Bostrom, Nick (HerausgeberIn), Ćirković, Milan M. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2020.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
A global catastrophic risk is a risk that has the potential to inflict serious damage to human well-being on a global scale. This text focuses on global catastrophic risks arising from natural catastrophes, nuclear war, terrorism, biological weapons, advanced nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, and social collapse.
Umfang:
1 online resource (xxii, 554 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Previously issued in print: 2008.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-191810-5
0-19-154713-1
Schlagworte:
Disasters > Forecasting.
Disasters.
Natural disasters.
Risk assessment.
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