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Welcome to the world of existential dread, sometimes called existential angst or anxiety. It comes creeping up for pretty much everyone at some point in their lives. “The pressures and pains of ...

At several points in human history, there have been great transitions that accelerated our progress and shaped everything that would follow. Ten thousand years ago, the first Agricultural Revolution ...

Fancy words go in and out of fashion, positing an existential temptation to overuse. The late 1990s gave us “literally.” People literally used “literally” to emphasize almost any point — even one that ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. James Broughel is an economist focused on the economics of regulation. One notable voice sounding alarm over AI risks is Eliezer ...

Over the past 60 years, I've had the privilege to witness many poignant transformations. As a practicing psychologist, I've witnessed them in state hospitals, in psychiatric emergency clinics, in drug ...

IN THE PAST year, as the startling capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged into public view, attention has been drawn to the existential risk, or “x-risk”, that the technology may ...

Worrying about threats to our lives and societies is stressful. It may also change how we think, in unsettling ways. If you’ve even glanced at the headlines recently, you’ll probably have found ...