Nick Bostrom on the Single Most Important Challenge That Humanity Has Ever Faced – Metis Strategy

There has been a lot written about the transformational power of artificial intelligence. If you are a regular reader of this column, you have gained the perspectives of eight of the leading thinkers on the topic. Nick Bostrom is perhaps the most influential thinker on safety concerns associated with the march toward artificial intelligence. He calls artificial intelligence "the single most important and daunting challenge that humanity has ever faced." Bostrom is an extraordinary polymath, having earned degrees in physics, philosophy, mathematical logic, and neuroscience.