Niklas Boström
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Niklas Boström, better known as Nick Bostrom, is a Swedish-born philosopher renowned for his work on existential risk, transhumanism, and the simulation hypothesis.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nick Bostrom | 1 |
| Niklas Boström canonical | 1 |
Statements (54)
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academic
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author ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Nick Bostrom ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| degree | PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
London School of Economics
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Stockholm University ⓘ University of Gothenburg ⓘ University of Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
bioethics
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decision theory ⓘ ethics ⓘ existential risk studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of artificial intelligence ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ probability theory in philosophy ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| founded | Future of Humanity Institute ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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philosophy literature ⓘ |
| knownFor |
anthropic reasoning
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arguments about human enhancement ⓘ founding the Future of Humanity Institute ⓘ longtermism-related ideas ⓘ simulation hypothesis ⓘ superintelligence risk analysis ⓘ work on existential risk ⓘ work on transhumanism ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| movement |
effective altruism-adjacent thought
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transhumanism ⓘ |
| notableIdea |
astronomical waste argument
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existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence ⓘ observation selection effects ⓘ simulation argument ⓘ vulnerable world hypothesis ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy
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Global Catastrophic Risks ⓘ Human Enhancement ⓘ Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies ⓘ The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Sweden ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Future of Humanity Institute
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Founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute ⓘ Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
artificial general intelligence safety
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global catastrophic risks ⓘ long-term future of humanity ⓘ |
| workLocation | Oxford ⓘ |
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Nick Bostrom