Toby Ord

Toby Ord, senior researcher at Oxford University’s AI Governance Initiative, stated that developing AI systems that surpass humanity would be almost impossible to reverse.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2026-09-15

Toby Ord is a researcher at Oxford University who wrote about existential risk in his book The Precipice.

The New Zealand Herald – country’s largest newspaper, est. 1863·New Zealand· 2026-09-14

Ord estimates the chances are perhaps as high as one in six – 17 per cent – over the coming century.

The Sydney Morning Herald·Australia· 2026-06-02

Philosopher Toby Ord estimates a one in six chance that humanity will disappear this century.

Adevărul·Romania· 2025-12-02

Toby Ord is a professor from Oxford who studied threats to humanity.

SME – major Slovak daily, est. 1993·Slovakia· 2025-08-29

Mr. Ord estimated the probability of our species becoming extinct in the next 100 years at 16 per cent to 17 per cent, or one in six.

The Globe and Mail·Canada· 2025-07-11

Toby Ord is the author of 'The Precipice'.

The Guardian·United Kingdom· 2025-05-04