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Nick Bostrom (/ ˈ b ɒ s t r əm / BOST-rəm; Swedish: Niklas Boström [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈbûːstrœm]; born 10 March 1973) [4] is a philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test.
In 1998, philosophers Nick Bostrom and David Pearce founded the World Transhumanist Association (WTA), an international non-governmental organization working toward the recognition of transhumanism as a legitimate subject of scientific inquiry and public policy. [49] In 2002, the WTA modified and adopted The Transhumanist Declaration.
The IEET works with Humanity Plus (also founded and chaired by Bostrom and Hughes, and previously known as the World Transhumanist Association), [7] an international non-governmental organization with a similar mission but with an activist rather than academic approach. [11] A number of technoprogressive thinkers are offered positions as IEET ...
Humanity+, Inc. originated as an organization under the name World Transhumanist Association. In 1998, the World Transhumanist Association (WTA) was founded by Nick Bostrom and David Pearce. [1] In 2002, it was incorporated as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Human Enhancement (2009) is a non-fiction book edited by philosopher Nick Bostrom and philosopher and bioethicist Julian Savulescu. Savulescu and Bostrom write about the ethical implications of human enhancement and to what extent it is worth striving towards. [1] [2] [3]
"Letter from Utopia" is a fictional letter written by philosopher Nick Bostrom in 2008. [1] It depicts, what Bostrom describes as, "A vision of the future, from the future". [ 2 ] In the essay, a posthuman in the far future writes to humanity in the deep past, describing how wonderful their utopian existence is and encouraging their ancestors ...
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies is a 2014 book by the philosopher Nick Bostrom. It explores how superintelligence could be created and what its features and motivations might be. [2] It argues that superintelligence, if created, would be difficult to control, and that it could take over the world in order to accomplish its goals.
Self-identified transhumanists Nick Bostrom and Eliezer Yudkowsky, both influential in discussions of existential risk from AI, [22] have also been described as leaders of the TESCREAL movement. [5] [16] [22] Redaud said Bostrom supported some ideals "in line with the TESCREALists movement". [13]