Émile P. Torres

Email: philosophytorres@gmail.com

Émile P. Torres is a philosopher and historian whose work focuses on existential threats to civilization and humanity. They have published on a wide range of topics, including machine superintelligence, emerging technologies and religious eschatology, as well as the history and ethics of human extinction. Their forthcoming book is "Human Extinction: A History of the Science and Ethics of Annihilation" (Routledge). For more, visit their website and follow them on Twitter." For more, visit their website and follow them on Twitter.

Will Trump try to end democracy? Yes — but these scholars claim he can't pull it off Émile P. Torres

AI doomers have warned of the tech-pocalypse — while doing their best to accelerate it Émile P. Torres

We're all gonna die! How the idea of human extinction has reshaped our world Émile P. Torres

Think this summer was bad? It might be the best one you and I will ever see Émile P. Torres

AI hand holding a nuclear fusion reaction

Will "godlike AI" kill us all — or unlock the secrets of the universe? Probably not Émile P. Torres

Futuristic city with an organic architecture

Dangerous visions: How the quest for utopia could lead to catastrophe Émile P. Torres

AI and the threat of "human extinction": What are the tech-bros worried about? It's not you and me Émile P. Torres

The COVID pandemic may be "over" — but the pandemic of loneliness is getting worse Émile P. Torres

The Doomsday Clock is an imperfect metaphor — but the existential danger is all too real Émile P. Torres

Climate reparations: It's the right thing to do — and will create a better world for everyone Émile P. Torres

What the Sam Bankman-Fried debacle can teach us about "longtermism" Émile P. Torres

Climate protesters hold a demonstration as they throw cans of tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh's

Soup on the van Gogh: The painting's fine, and the kids are all right Émile P. Torres

"White Psychodrama" and the culture wars: A self-reinforcing cycle, going nowhere Émile P. Torres

Selling "longtermism": How PR and marketing drive a controversial new movement Émile P. Torres

Understanding "longtermism": Why this suddenly influential philosophy is so toxic Émile P. Torres

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