Nick Bostrom
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Nick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his influential work on existential risk, superintelligence, and the future of humanity.
All labels observed (1)
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| Nick Bostrom canonical | 21 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T245902 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Bostrom Context triple: [Fermi paradox, hasNotableAnalyst, Nick Bostrom]
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A.
Robin Hanson
Robin Hanson is an American economist and futurist known for his work on prediction markets, social science, and thought-provoking analyses of topics like the Fermi paradox and future technologies.
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B.
Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil is an American inventor, futurist, and author known for his pioneering work in fields such as optical character recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and artificial intelligence, as well as his predictions about technological singularity.
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C.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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D.
Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
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E.
Miri Ben-Ari
Miri Ben-Ari is an Israeli-American violinist, producer, and composer known for blending classical violin with hip-hop and R&B, collaborating with major artists across genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nick Bostrom Target entity description: Nick Bostrom is a Swedish-born philosopher at the University of Oxford known for his influential work on existential risk, superintelligence, and the future of humanity.
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A.
Robin Hanson
Robin Hanson is an American economist and futurist known for his work on prediction markets, social science, and thought-provoking analyses of topics like the Fermi paradox and future technologies.
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B.
Ray Kurzweil
Ray Kurzweil is an American inventor, futurist, and author known for his pioneering work in fields such as optical character recognition, text-to-speech synthesis, and artificial intelligence, as well as his predictions about technological singularity.
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C.
Dorion Sagan
Dorion Sagan is an American science writer and essayist known for his works on evolution, ecology, and complexity, and for coauthoring influential books with his mother, biologist Lynn Margulis.
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D.
Timothy Ferris
Timothy Ferris is an American science writer and journalist known for his popular books on astronomy and cosmology and for helping bring complex scientific ideas to a broad audience.
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E.
Miri Ben-Ari
Miri Ben-Ari is an Israeli-American violinist, producer, and composer known for blending classical violin with hip-hop and R&B, collaborating with major artists across genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
academic
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author ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Future of Humanity Institute
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Oxford Martin School ⓘ |
| birthName | Niklas Boström ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-03-10 ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | John Broome ⓘ |
| doctoralThesis | Observational selection effects and probability ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King's College London
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linked to:
King’s College London
London School of Economics ⓘ Stockholm University ⓘ Trinity College, Oxford ⓘ University of Gothenburg ⓘ |
| employer | University of Oxford ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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existential risk studies ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of artificial intelligence ⓘ philosophy of technology ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| founded | Future of Humanity Institute ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
formulation of the simulation argument
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work on existential risk ⓘ work on superintelligence ⓘ work on the future of humanity ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| name | Nick Bostrom ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthropic Bias: Observation Selection Effects in Science and Philosophy
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linked to:
anthropic principle
Global Catastrophic Risks ⓘ Human Enhancement ⓘ Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies ⓘ The Fable of the Dragon-Tyrant ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Helsingborg, Sweden ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Founding Director of the Future of Humanity Institute
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Professor at the University of Oxford ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
anthropic reasoning
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artificial general intelligence ⓘ existential risk ⓘ global catastrophic risk ⓘ simulation hypothesis ⓘ superintelligence ⓘ transhumanism ⓘ |
| website | https://nickbostrom.com/ ⓘ |
| workInstitution | University of Oxford ⓘ |
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Referenced by (21)
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