An economist’s plan to fight the zombie apocalypse
Assistant Treasury Minister Andrew Leigh warns of existential threats to humanity, including artificial intelligence and bioterrorism. In a speech honoring economist Lyndhurst Giblin, he highlights the potential for global extinction. Leigh emphasizes the importance of addressing these dire possibilities in economic discussions.
- ▪Andrew Leigh suggests that the chances of global extinction could be as high as one in six over the coming century.
- ▪He argues that economics has said relatively little about the ultimate scarcity of a future without humanity.
- ▪Leigh identifies artificial intelligence and synthetic biology as significant threats to human existence.
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