Global catastrophic risk
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A global catastrophic risk or a doomsday scenario is a hypothetical event that could damage human well-being on a global scale, endangering or even destroying modern civilization. Existential risk is
Artist's impression of a major asteroid impact. An asteroid caused the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.
Future of Life Institute
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The Future of Life Institute is a nonprofit organization which aims to steer transformative technology towards benefiting life and away from large-scale risks, with a focus on existential risk from ad
Max Tegmark, professor at MIT, one of the founders and current president of the Future of Life Institute
FLI at the United Nations, Geneva HQ, 2021. On autonomous weapons.