Nick Bostrom
Nick Bostrom | |
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Bostrom in 2020 | |
| Born | Niklas Boström 10 March 1973 Helsingborg, Sweden |
| Spouse | Susan |
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| Thesis | Observational Selection Effects and Probability (2000) |
| Philosophical work | |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic philosophy |
| Institutions | Yale University University of Oxford Future of Humanity Institute |
| Main interests | Philosophy of artificial intelligence Bioethics |
| Notable ideas | Anthropic bias Reversal test Simulation hypothesis Existential risk studies Singleton Ancestor simulation Information hazard Infinitarian paralysis Self-indication assumption Self-sampling assumption |
| Website | nickbostrom |
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Nick Bostrom (/ˈbɒstrəm/ BOST-rəm; Swedish: Niklas Boström [ˈnɪ̌kːlas ˈbûːstrœm]; born 10 March 1973) is a philosopher known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, whole brain emulation, superintelligence risks, and the reversal test. He was the founding director of the now dissolved Future of Humanity Institute at the University of Oxford and is now Principal Researcher at the Macrostrategy Research Initiative.
Bostrom is the author of Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy (2002), Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies (2014) and Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World (2024).
Bostrom believes that advances in artificial intelligence (AI) may lead to superintelligence, which he defines as "any intellect that greatly exceeds the cognitive performance of humans in virtually all domains of interest". He views this as a major source of opportunities and existential risks.