Person
Toby Ord
cited by seven posts · in two sources · brought up by two speakers · first cited September 2026
Brought up by David Heinemeier Hansson and Lex Fridman
In their words
“Precise definitions can matter here, but speaking loosely, and inspired by the definition in Ord (2020), I’ll think of an existential catastrophe as an event that drastically reduces”
· Existential Risk from Power-Seeking AI · machine-resolved
“Toby is such a fascinating human because he's running a large company.”
[3:02:38] · DHH: Future of Programming, AI, Agentic Engineering, Vibe Coding & Linux | Lex Fridman Podcast #501 · machine-resolved