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Humanity’s Impotence to Historical Twists of Fate

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Date Published
7 Oct 2024
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10 Oct 2026, 08:00 am

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An Editor at Large: Journalist Ben Macintyre's new nonfiction book 'Redwood,' is another intriguing reminder of a familiar but often overlooked aspect of history, argues columnist Gerard Baker, its contingency on small, seemingly random events.

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This content reflects on the contingency of historical events and how small, random occurrences often dictate the trajectory of human civilization. While it touches on the broader concept of humanity's inability to control long-term outcomes, it focuses primarily on historical non-fiction rather than specific technical or policy frameworks for artificial intelligence. The piece lacks direct application to existential AI risk mitigation or frontier model governance, serving instead as a philosophical commentary on the unpredictability of progress.