Nick Bostrom
Also known as Niklas Boström
Nick Bostrom is a philosopher whose Oxford institute studied the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence. Earning a PhD in philosophy at the London School of Economics in 2000, he then held a British Academy fellowship at Oxford. From 2005 until its closure in 2024, he directed the Future of Humanity Institute. In 2014 he published Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies, a New York Times bestseller that helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI. As of October 2026, he is a principal researcher at the Macrostrategy Research Initiative.
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- Macrostrategy Research Initiative
- Works
- 151
- Citations
- 11,151
- h-index
- 45
Publication numbers from OpenAlex, as of 15 October 2026.
Timeline
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2000
A philosophy PhD in London
He receives a PhD in philosophy from the London School of Economics in 2000.
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2002–2005
A British Academy fellowship
At Oxford, he becomes a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow in 2002.
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2005–2024
Directing the Future of Humanity Institute
From 2005 until its closure in 2024, he directs the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford, a group focused on the existential risks posed by artificial intelligence.
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2011
Founding the Oxford Martin Program
In 2011, he founds the Oxford Martin Program on the Impacts of Future Technology.
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2014
Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies
Published in 2014, Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies becomes a New York Times bestseller that helped spark a global conversation about the future of AI.
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2024
Deep Utopia, a 2024 book
The book Deep Utopia: Life and Meaning in a Solved World comes out in 2024.
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As of October 2026
Principal researcher at Macrostrategy
He is a principal researcher at the Macrostrategy Research Initiative.
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