The precipice: existential risk and the future of humanity

Part one: the stakes. Introduction --

Standing at the precipice. How we got here --

Where we might go --

The precipice --

Existential risk. Understanding existential risk --

Looking to the present --

Looking to our future --

Looking to our past --

Civilization virtues --

Cosmic significance --

Uncertainty --

Our neglect of existential risks --

Part two: the risks. Natural risks. Asteroids & comets --

Supervolcanic eruptions --

Stellar explosions --

Other natural risks --

The total natural risk --

Anthropogenic risks. Nuclear weapons --

Climate change --

Environmental damage --

Future risks. Pandemics --

Unaligned artificial intelligence --

Dystopian scenarios --

Other risks --

Part three: the path forward. The risk landscape. Quantifying the risks --

Combining and comparing risks --

Risk factors --

Which risks? --

Safeguarding humanity. Grand strategy for humanity --

Risks without precedent --

International coordination --

Technological progress --

Research on existential risk --

What you can do --

Our potential. Duration --

Scale --

Quality --

Choices.