Nick Bostrom
b. 1973
“Superintelligence — existential risk from misaligned optimization.”
The four dimensions in the 16-axis model where this thinker scores highest. People in this archetype tend to lean the same way.
- TRTrust in Reason8 / 10
- TDTheoretical Drive8 / 10
- TETrust in Experience7 / 10
- TVTragic Vision6 / 10
The six thinkers whose 16-dimensional positions sit closest to this one. Useful as next-reading suggestions.
- Toby OrdFORGE
The Precipice — humanity's long future as a moral category.
- Hilary GreavesFORGE
Longtermism — present obligations to vast possible futures.
- Maruyama MasaoCARTOGRAPHER
From feudal to modern — Japanese political thought's genealogy.
- Max WeberFORGE
Protestant Ethic — the iron cage of disenchanted rationality.
- Robert BrandomCARTOGRAPHER
Making It Explicit — meaning as inferential commitment in social space.
- Quentin MeillassouxFORGE
After Finitude — the absolute returns through speculative reason.
Short exercises in the same tradition as Nick Bostrom's thought. Each takes 5–25 minutes.
Three doors lead onward.
- 01 · QUIZThe InheritorFind your archetype — discover whether you'd argue with Nick Bostrom or alongside them.CONTINUE ▶
- 02 · COMPARENick Bostrom vs Toby OrdOn Mull's map Toby Ord sits closest. See where they agree and where they part.CONTINUE ▶
- 03 · DAILYToday's SparOne philosopher, one topic, five minutes. A new one drops every day.CONTINUE ▶