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Could Progress Doom Us by Default?

The vulnerable world idea says at some tech level, civilization gets devastated almost automatically.

Vulnerable World: Existential Risks from Technology

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How That Could Happen

Think a bioterrorist-triggered pandemic, or an arms race after losing mutual assured destruction. Some future tech might tilt the odds.

Vulnerable World: Existential Risks from Technology