... only War Artificial intelligence Existential risk Assurance game We know the scenario from works of fiction: An artificial agent—a computer system, typically—one day becomes self-aware. Its human creators did not expect this development and, in panic, try to shut it down. Consequently...

... existential risks really are dramatically more pressing than other GCRs. It then sets out a novel typology of GCRs – sexy vs unsexy risks – before considering a particularly unsexy risk, overpopulation. Findings It is proposed that many risks commonly regarded as existential are “sexy” risks, while...

... Denkenbergercan be contacted at: ddenkenb@Tnstate.edu 18 04 2018 26 05 2018 30 05 2018 © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Economics Food manufacturing processes Existential risk A number of catastrophes could...