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The vulnerable world hypothesis or the "black ball" hypothesis is the idea that there could be technologies that destroy civilization by default, unless extraordinary measures are taken. The philosopher Nick Bostrom introduced the hypothesis in an initial publication in 2019 in the journal Global Policy and later further discussed in a 2022 essay published in Aeon along with co-author Matthew van der Merwe. The hypothesis is quoted in discussions about the safety of advanced technologies.
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