Nick Bostrom
Nick Bostrom Bostrom in 2006 Born Niklas Boström (1973-03-10) 10 March 1973 (age 41) Helsingborg, Sweden Alma mater University of Gothenburg London School of Economics Occupation Philosopher Employer University of Oxford Known for Existential risk Movement Transhumanism Nick Bostrom (born Niklas Boström, 10 March 1973) is a Swedish philosopher at St. Cross College, University of Oxford known for his work on existential risk, the anthropic principle, human enhancement ethics, superintelligence risks, the reversal test, and consequentialism. He holds a PhD from the London School of Economics (2000). He is the founding director of both The Future of Humanity Institute and the Oxford Martin Programme on the Impacts of Future Technology as part of the Oxford Martin School at Oxford University. He is the author of over 200 publications, including Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies and Anthropic Bias. He has been awarded the Eugene R. Gannon Award and has been listed in Foreign Policy's Top 100 Global Thinkers list.