Is there really a 1 in 6 chance of human extinction this century?
- Written by: Steven Stern, Professor of Data Science, Bond University
ShutterstockIn 2020, Oxford-based philosopher Toby Ord published a book called The Precipice about the risk of human extinction. He put the chances of “existential catastrophe” for our species during the next century at one in six.
It’s quite a specific number, and an alarming one. The claim drew headlines at the time, and has...
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