Conferences Directory Updates

by | 24 July 2013

GCRI has updated our conferences directory in several ways.  First, for past conferences, we added links to conference papers, output documents, conference videos, and so forth, as available. The idea is to make the conferences directory not only a resource for finding future events, but also a library of information from GCR conferences from around the world. Conferences provide some of the most recent and relevant GCR information from expert sources, so making their contents easily available is important. Second, we updated past conferences to include their 2014 dates and locations, as available. Finally, we added five new conference to the list, bringing the total to 71, although some of them have passed.

Please contact us if you have recommendations of new conferences, new conference dates, or conference material.

Here are a few examples of resources from past conferences that we added in brackets:

8-9 April 2013. Carnegie International Nuclear Policy Conference (Washington D.C., USA) – A forum to discuss nuclear nonproliferation, strategic stability, deterrence, disarmament, and nuclear energy. [2013 conference videos]

19-23 May 2013. Global Platform for Disaster Reduction (Geneva, Switzerland) – A multi-disciplinary forum for experts to improve disaster risk reduction methods. [2013 output documents and conference videos]

3-5 June 2013. 11th International Symposium on Protection against Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents (Stockholm, Sweden) – Experts explore disarmament, non-proliferation, and methods to detect, identify, and monitor chemical and biological agents. [2013 conference papers]

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Recent Publications

Climate Change, Uncertainty, and Global Catastrophic Risk

Climate Change, Uncertainty, and Global Catastrophic Risk

Is climate change a global catastrophic risk? This paper, published in the journal Futures, addresses the question by examining the definition of global catastrophic risk and by comparing climate change to another severe global risk, nuclear winter. The paper concludes that yes, climate change is a global catastrophic risk, and potentially a significant one.

Assessing the Risk of Takeover Catastrophe from Large Language Models

Assessing the Risk of Takeover Catastrophe from Large Language Models

For over 50 years, experts have worried about the risk of AI taking over the world and killing everyone. The concern had always been about hypothetical future AI systems—until recent LLMs emerged. This paper, published in the journal Risk Analysis, assesses how close LLMs are to having the capabilities needed to cause takeover catastrophe.

On the Intrinsic Value of Diversity

On the Intrinsic Value of Diversity

Diversity is a major ethics concept, but it is remarkably understudied. This paper, published in the journal Inquiry, presents a foundational study of the ethics of diversity. It adapts ideas about biodiversity and sociodiversity to the overall category of diversity. It also presents three new thought experiments, with implications for AI ethics.

Climate Change, Uncertainty, and Global Catastrophic Risk

Climate Change, Uncertainty, and Global Catastrophic Risk

Is climate change a global catastrophic risk? This paper, published in the journal Futures, addresses the question by examining the definition of global catastrophic risk and by comparing climate change to another severe global risk, nuclear winter. The paper concludes that yes, climate change is a global catastrophic risk, and potentially a significant one.

Assessing the Risk of Takeover Catastrophe from Large Language Models

Assessing the Risk of Takeover Catastrophe from Large Language Models

For over 50 years, experts have worried about the risk of AI taking over the world and killing everyone. The concern had always been about hypothetical future AI systems—until recent LLMs emerged. This paper, published in the journal Risk Analysis, assesses how close LLMs are to having the capabilities needed to cause takeover catastrophe.

On the Intrinsic Value of Diversity

On the Intrinsic Value of Diversity

Diversity is a major ethics concept, but it is remarkably understudied. This paper, published in the journal Inquiry, presents a foundational study of the ethics of diversity. It adapts ideas about biodiversity and sociodiversity to the overall category of diversity. It also presents three new thought experiments, with implications for AI ethics.