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Could this be 2030's New World Order? Humanity faces nuclear, climate, bio & AI risks with declining cooperation? This map of 6 power blocs reveals our crisis: While distinct paths are natural, 8bn lives today & 10bn at peak need unprecedented unity on shared threats. #10Billion

Every previous transformative technology needed people. Workers, soldiers, taxpayers, voters. That dependence is what gave ordinary people leverage. AI may end the bargain. open.substack.com/pub/10billion/…

The last believable election may already have happened. We will only know in hindsight. A new long read on what AI does to the conditions self-government needs, and what has historically worked to defend them. 10billion.substack.com/p/the-last-bel…

What will decent people 100 years from now find unforgivable about us? Six things. Not three thousand. open.substack.com/pub/10billion/…

Has upskilling become exhaustion dressed up as ambition? By early 2026, around half of US jobs had at least a quarter of their tasks done with help from AI. Who is actually setting the pace of this race? 10billion.substack.com/p/the-finish-l…

The Golden Rule has a failure mode. "Imagine yourself in their shoes" still puts you at the center. The blunter form closes the exits: their pain is not less real than yours. A new essay: open.substack.com/pub/10billion/…

@G_C_Fellowship @unitaware @10billion Incredible project!!!!

We’re launching Global Cooperation Fellowship (@Unitaware × @10Billion): a 4-month remote program for young leaders working on real-world challenges: technology, AI, governance, climate, and global coordination. Fellows: tinyurl.com/yspxhs9p Mentors: tinyurl.com/denvj3cu

Expert-led webinars, structured mentorship & peer collaboration to sharpen your project and turn ambition into action. Apply here: forms.gle/TJDFLVmps2dxLJ… overview: drive.google.com/file/d/1DR7F6V… Questions? fellowship@10billion.org

🌍 Applications open for the Global Cooperation Fellowship (Mar–Jun 2026)! A remote program for young leaders (18–25) working on peace, climate & global cooperation. Apply by Feb 27 👇

The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to the reset of the ominous but symbolic "Doomsday Clock." The metaphorical clock now stands at 85 seconds to midnight after advancing four seconds since last year's reset. bit.ly/4k1EFUD

The world is not short on ideas. It is short on maintenance. 2026 is a year we can still steer. After that we are passengers. open.substack.com/pub/10billion/…

Cooperation is not sentiment. It is practical infrastructure that protects ordinary life when trust is thin. We professionalized surgery, aviation, engineering. We never professionalized cooperation. That is a training gap. It is solvable. open.substack.com/pub/10billion/…

“P(bloom)”, by @10BillionFuture It’s important to keep P(doom) under control. But what if we also started talking about the probability of a flourishing future?

what's your P(bloom)?

P(doom) has its own Wikipedia page: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P(doom)

P(bloom) /piː bluːm/ noun the probability humanity flourishes If we can calculate P(doom), why not P(bloom)?

Join us at the Charter for Compassion Global Youth Conference. Opening panel: From Crisis to Compassion. Tue Oct 28, 9:30–10:20 AM ET • 6:30 AM PT • 1:30 PM GMT. Register: events.ringcentral.com/events/cfc-glo… @TheCharter #CFCYouthConf2025 #Peacebuilding #10Billion

The time for AI self-regulation is over. 200 Nobel laureates, former heads of state, and industry experts just signed a statement: "We urgently call for international red lines to prevent unacceptable AI risks" The call was presented at the UN General Assembly today by Maria Ressa, Nobel Peace Prize laureate:

The question “What will people say?” is a death sentence. A story from Bangladesh is a global call to action to end the tyranny of silence. We must choose life over reputation. Here is the universal blueprint for how we do it. #StopViolence #HumanRights open.substack.com/pub/10billion/…

Everything you're building can be erased in an afternoon. The problem is focus, not a lack of solutions. We need a shortlist. Our new post is the engineering spec for a viable future: 8 non-negotiable moves to get us through. The plan: open.substack.com/pub/10billion/… #Future #Strategy