"This is an emergency." The world's top mathematicians signed an open letter expressing their "extreme concern" about human extinction this decade. The estimates of a 10% chance of extinction "must not be dismissed as 'hype'." ... "By the time this becomes obvious to the wider public..."
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Top mathematicians have signed an open letter expressing extreme concern about a 10% chance of human extinction this decade, warning that this risk should not be dismissed as hype and that delay in action could be irreversible.
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