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Dr. Émile P. Torres

Dr. Émile P. Torres

What I Learned from Being Ghosted

This is a personal essay, about personal issues. Please be respectful of this and, if possible, compassionate in reading it. I believe that…

Jun 25

What I Learned from Being Ghosted

Jun 25

Dr. Émile P. Torres

Don’t Be Fooled By the Rhetoric of TESCREALists!

Elon Musk recently tweeted that:

Apr 7

Don’t Be Fooled By the Rhetoric of TESCREALists!

Apr 7

Dr. Émile P. Torres

AI Companies Acknowledge that They Might Kill You in the Near Future

My newest article takes a look at what some people at the leading AI companies have said about the riskiness of the technologies they’re…

Mar 16

AI Companies Acknowledge that They Might Kill You in the Near Future

Mar 16

Dr. Émile P. Torres

The Most Interesting Person I’ve Ever Met

This is an unusual story. It involves a mystery, a conspiracy theory about 9/11, and a tragic case of unrequited love. It’s about someone I…

Mar 1

The Most Interesting Person I’ve Ever Met

Mar 1

Dr. Émile P. Torres

Reflections on Ghosting

“Ghosting” doesn’t have an agreed-upon definition. Most often, it means terminating a relationship with little or no prior warning, often…

Dec 22, 2023

Reflections on Ghosting

Dec 22, 2023

Dr. Émile P. Torres

The Guardian Published an Article About My Work. Here’s What Missed the Mark.

Jul 25, 2023

Imagine of the original, inaccurate title of the Guardian article still appearing on social media, even after the title of the article itself has been changed.

Jul 25, 2023

Dr. Émile P. Torres

Human Extinction: A Brief Guided Tour of the Book

200,000 words condensed into 20,000

Jul 15, 2023

Human Extinction: A Brief Guided Tour of the Book

Jul 15, 2023

Dr. Émile P. Torres

Some Problems with “X-Risk: How Humanity Discovered Its Own Extinction”

Thomas Moynihan is an intellectual historian currently based at the Future of Humanity Institute. I read his book X-Risk: How Humanity…

Dec 25, 2021

Some Problems with “X-Risk: How Humanity Discovered Its Own Extinction”

Dec 25, 2021

Dr. Émile P. Torres
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It’s Time to Rebel Against the Existential Threat of Climate Change

When the fate of the human species is at stake, panic is the right response — if it’s followed by action

Jun 3, 2019

It’s Time to Rebel Against the Existential Threat of Climate Change

Jun 3, 2019

Dr. Émile P. Torres

SOME CLARIFICATIONS:

Oy vey.

Aug 21, 2018

SOME CLARIFICATIONS:

Aug 21, 2018

Dr. Émile P. Torres

Dr. Émile P. Torres

I study all things human extinction: its nature and causes, its ethical implications, & the history of the idea. Philosopher, but MS in Neuroscience.

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