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67 Post author: HoldenKarnofsky 18 August 2011 11:34PM

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Comment author: gwern 31 October 2011 04:47:09PM 0 points [-]

Relevant earlier paper with much the same idea but on existential risks: "Probing the Improbable: Methodological Challenges for Risks with Low Probabilities and High Stakes"