What are the most pressing world problems?
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2. Catastrophic pandemics
Biotechnological developments threaten to make much deadlier pandemics possible, due to accidental leaks or malicious use of engineered pathogens. 4. Great power war
There’s a significant chance that a new great power war occurs this century — and this seems like a major ri
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- 2. Catastrophic pandemics Biotechnological developments threaten to make much deadlier pandemics possible, due to accidental leaks or malicious use of engineered pathogens.
- 4. Great power war There’s a significant chance that a new great power war occurs this century — and this seems like a major risk factor for existential catastrophe. However, it seems hard to reduce this risk.
- Improving decision making (especially in important institutions) Can the decision-making processes of the most powerful institutions be improved to make important decisions better in a range of areas?
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