Global Catastrophic Event
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A Global Catastrophic Event is a hypothetical global catastrophic event that could lead to Human Extinction.
- AKA: Human Existential Risk.
- Context:
- It can be associated with a Mass Extinction Event.
- …
- Example(s):
- a (nearby) Hypernova.
- a Meteor Strike by a very-large meteor (such as a near-earth asteroid).
- Grey Goo.
- Malevolent Superintelligences.
- Nuclear Winter.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- Local Catastrophic Event.
- Solar Flare (that strikes the Earth).
- See: Global Warming, Bioterrorism, Future of Humanity Institute, Survivorship Bias.
References
2023
- (Wikipedia, 2023) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_catastrophic_risk Retrieved:2023-6-4.
- A global catastrophic risk or a doomsday scenario is a hypothetical future event that could damage human well-being on a global scale, even endangering or destroying modern civilization.[1] An event that could cause human extinction or permanently and drastically curtail humanity's potential is known as an "existential risk."[2] Over the last two decades, a number of academic and non-profit organizations have been established to research global catastrophic and existential risks, formulate potential mitigation measures and either advocate for or implement these measures.
- ↑ Bostrom, Nick (2008). Global Catastrophic Risks (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 1.
- ↑ Ripple WJ, Wolf C, Newsome TM, Galetti M, Alamgir M, Crist E, Mahmoud MI, Laurance WF (November 13, 2017). “World Scientists' Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice". BioScience. 67 (12): 1026–1028. doi:10.1093/biosci/bix125.
2002
- (Nick Bostrom, 2002) ⇒ http://www.nickbostrom.com/existential/risks.html
- QUOTE: [an existential risk is] One where an adverse outcome would either annihilate Earth-originating intelligent life or permanently and drastically curtail its potential.