#1260 Émile Torres: The Risks of AI and Climate Change

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In this episode, Dr. Émile Torres discusses the risks associated with AI and climate change.

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People in this episode

Host: Ricardo Lopes

Guest: Dr. Émile Torres

Topics covered

• AI risks
• climate change
• human extinction
• ethics
• existential risks

Keywords

• AI
• climate change
• existential risks
• human extinction
• ethics

Sponsors

Enlites

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Data and Society

Books & works: Morality, Foresight, and Human Flourishing: An Introduction to Existential Risks, Human Extinction: A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation

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