How to save humanity

Abstract

Humanity faces a convergence of systemic and existential risks, including anthropogenic climate change, the sixth mass extinction, and the potential for massively fatal discontinuities caused by viral pandemics. Mitigating these threats requires a shift from competitive nationalism toward global collaborative frameworks and the legal recognition of ecocide as an international crime. Central to long-term survival is the management of emerging technological risks—particularly those associated with artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and molecular nanotechnology—alongside the development of robust routine immunization and decentralized healthcare models. Socioeconomic progress depends on fostering conscious capitalism, inclusive innovation, and the open-source distribution of technical knowledge to bypass traditional market failures and empower marginalized populations. Furthermore, addressing the tragedy of easy problems through low-cost surgical interventions and implementing integrated population-health-environment strategies can stabilize vulnerable communities. Global stability and economic productivity are furthered by the resolution of ethnic conflicts through institutional design and the liberalization of international borders. These diverse interventions, spanning bioremediation, disaster informatics, and planetary futurism, constitute a multidisciplinary framework necessary to navigate the transition toward a sustainable and resilient global civilization. – AI-generated abstract.