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Existential Risk

Potential for an event that could cause human extinction or drastically curtail humanity's potential

— defined in 100th Edition, Mar 24, 2025
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Nov 2024first appeared
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The arc

Appears across 5 pieces (1 defined it · 4 discussed it in essays): when this term was part of the conversation. First surfaces Nov 2024.

Across the corpus (5 — 1 defined · 4 discussed)

Discussed The Strategic Manifesto: Anthropic's Calculated Move in the AI RaceW46 · Nov 14, 2024
Discussed No Collar Jobs—Beyond the AI DisruptionW08 · Feb 20, 2025
Defined 100th EditionW13 · Mar 24, 2025
Discussed The Bullet Holes We Can't SeeW42 · Oct 16, 2025
Discussed Power in the BackgroundW45 · Nov 6, 2025