Oppenheimer's Grandson Calls for Global Cooperation on Existential Threats
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J. Robert Oppenheimer's grandson Charles promotes global cooperation to manage existential threats like AI, climate change, and nuclear weapons
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Feels despair but chooses to remain hopeful; wants cooperation between opponents
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Political tensions make things worse; put politics aside to confront universal issues
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1945 atomic bomb heralded age of global interdependence; nations now rely on each other
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Can't return to Cold War mentality; must work with rival nations like China and Russia