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title: 'Protecting Life on Earth: How Many Lives Can We Save?'
subtitle: 'Environmental Superintelligence'
slug: 'protecting-life-on-earth'
date: 2026-05-13
type: 'essay'
status: 'published'
tags: ['enviroai', 'visual-essay']
abstract: 'Slide deck framing the ESI mission in human terms: how many lives can a quantum-sensor-equipped, AI-coordinated Earth save?'
license: 'CC-BY-4.0'
author: 'Jed Anderson'
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canonical_url: 'https://jedanderson.org/essays/protecting-life-on-earth'
original_date: 2025-10-21
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Slide deck framing the ESI mission in human terms: how many lives can a quantum-sensor-equipped, AI-coordinated Earth save?