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SUMMARY:Existential Risk - Martin Rees (University of Cambridge)
DTSTART:20200925T090000Z
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DESCRIPTION:Three trends<br>enhance the probability of global catastrophes
 <br><br>\, <br><br> First\, the<br>rising global population\, more demandi
 ng of energy and <br><br>resources\, leads to novel anthropogenic pressure
 s on the<br>biosphere -- <br><br>climate change\, loss of biodiversity\, e
 tc .<br><br> Second\, the<br>greater interconnectedness of our civilisatio
 n allows <br><br>pandemics to rapidly cascade globally\, and enhances our<
 br>vulnerability to <br><br>breakdown in supply chains\, financial network
 s\, etc .<br><br> Third\, novel<br>technologies -- bio\, cyber and AI -- e
 mpower small groups <br><br>with the ability (via error or terror) to caus
 e massive<br>(even global) <br><br>disruption. Coping with this threat pre
 sents a challenge<br>to governance: it <br><br>will become ever harder to 
 sustain the three goals of<br>offering all citizens <br><br>privacy\, secu
 rity and freedom.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Newton Institute
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