Nick Bostrom
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Nick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his influential work on existential risk, superintelligence, and the future of humanity.
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| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Future of Humanity Institute
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Oxford Martin School ⓘ |
| birthName | Niklas Boström ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-03-10 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | John Broome ⓘ |
| doctoralThesis | Observational selection effects and probability ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King’s College London
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surface form:
King's College London
London School of Economics ⓘ Stockholm University ⓘ Trinity College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Gothenburg ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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existential risk studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of artificial intelligence ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| founded | Future of Humanity Institute ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
formulation of the simulation argument
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work on existential risk ⓘ work on superintelligence ⓘ work on the future of humanity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| name | Nick Bostrom self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
anthropic principle
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surface form:
Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy
Global Catastrophic Risks ⓘ Human Enhancement ⓘ Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies ⓘ The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Helsingborg, Sweden ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute
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Professor at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
anthropic reasoning
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artificial general intelligence ⓘ existential risk ⓘ global catastrophic risk ⓘ simulation hypothesis ⓘ superintelligence ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| website | https://nickbostrom.com/ ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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