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Risks of astronomical suffering
Scope–severity grid from Bostrom's paper "Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority"
[1]
Suffering risks , or s-risks , are risks involving an astronomical amount of
suffering ; much more than all of the suffering that has occurred on Earth thus far.
[2]
[3] They are sometimes categorized as a subclass of
existential risks .
[4]
Sources of possible s-risks include embodied
artificial intelligence
[5] and
superintelligence ,
[6] as well as
space colonization , which could potentially lead to "constant and catastrophic wars"
[7] and an immense increase in
wild animal suffering by introducing wild animals, who "generally lead short, miserable lives full of sometimes the most brutal suffering", to other planets, either intentionally or inadvertently.
[8]
Steven Umbrello, an
AI ethics researcher, has warned that
biological computing may make system design more prone to s-risks.
[5]
See also
References
^ Bostrom, Nick (2013).
"Existential Risk Prevention as Global Priority" (PDF) . Global Policy . 4 (1): 15–3.
doi :
10.1111/1758-5899.12002 .
Archived (PDF) from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2024-02-12 – via Existential Risk.
^ Daniel, Max (2017-06-20).
"S-risks: Why they are the worst existential risks, and how to prevent them (EAG Boston 2017)" . Center on Long-Term Risk .
Archived from the original on 2023-10-08. Retrieved 2023-09-14 .
^ Hilton, Benjamin (September 2022).
" 'S-risks' " . 80,000 Hours .
Archived from the original on 2024-05-09. Retrieved 2023-09-14 .
^ Baumann, Tobias (2017).
"S-risk FAQ" . Center for Reducing Suffering .
Archived from the original on 2023-07-09. Retrieved 2023-09-14 .
^
a
b Umbrello, Steven; Sorgner, Stefan Lorenz (June 2019).
"Nonconscious Cognitive Suffering: Considering Suffering Risks of Embodied Artificial Intelligence" . Philosophies . 4 (2): 24.
doi :
10.3390/philosophies4020024 .
hdl :
2318/1702133 .
^ Sotala, Kaj; Gloor, Lukas (2017-12-27).
"Superintelligence As a Cause or Cure For Risks of Astronomical Suffering" . Informatica . 41 (4).
ISSN
1854-3871 .
Archived from the original on 2021-04-16. Retrieved 2021-02-10 .
^ Torres, Phil (2018-06-01).
"Space colonization and suffering risks: Reassessing the "maxipok rule" " . Futures . 100 : 74–85.
doi :
10.1016/j.futures.2018.04.008 .
ISSN
0016-3287 .
S2CID
149794325 .
Archived from the original on 2019-04-29. Retrieved 2021-02-10 .
^ Kovic, Marko (2021-02-01).
"Risks of space colonization" . Futures . 126 : 102638.
doi :
10.1016/j.futures.2020.102638 .
ISSN
0016-3287 .
S2CID
230597480 .
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