ClaimsNouriel Roubini

“But the desirable outcome looks less likely than the dystopian one.”

Nouriel Roubini, interviewee 3 January 2023 Storm Clouds Looming: Q&A With Nouriel Roubini (Global Finance Magazine)

Prediction Other global risks

The desirable outcome, in which good policies, good leadership, some luck and massive technological innovation allow the world to address these threats, looks less likely than the dystopian outcome.

Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.

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Reasoning

The comparison of vague scenarios has no horizon and no clear test.

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Nouriel Roubini, “The desirable outcome, in which good policies, good leadership, some luck and massive technological innovation allow the world to address these threats, looks less likely than the dystopian outcome.” (said 3 January 2023). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_359eb1efdc87, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_359eb1efdc87

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