Dear friends, One of the great features of being part of a wider community of scholars and professionals working on global catastrophic risk is the chance to learn from and build on work that other groups are doing. This month, we announce a paper of mine that builds...
Download Preprint PDF A major challenge for work on global catastrophic risk and existential risk is that the risks are very difficult to quantify. Global catastrophes rarely occur, and the most severe ones have never happened before, so the risk cannot be quantified...
In January, GCRI put out an open call for people interested in seeking our advice or collaborating on projects with us. This was a continuation of last year’s successful advising and collaboration program. We anticipate conducting a second round of the program later...
Download Preprint PDF One major challenge in making progress on global catastrophic risk is its interdisciplinarity. Understanding how best to address the risk requires input from risk analysis, public policy, social science, ethics, and a variety of other fields...
I am delighted to announce that GCRI has received $140,000 in new grants via the Survival and Flourishing Fund. $90,000 is from Jaan Tallinn and $50,000 is from Jed McCaleb. Both grants are for general support for GCRI. We at GCRI are grateful for these donations. We...
