Global Catastrophic Risk Institute
(2011, New York & Washington; 7 staff; gcrinstitute.org)
A non-profit, non-partisan think-tank that analyzes risks and events that threaten the survival of human civilization. Their aim is to develop highly effective solutions to reduce risk “by leveraging both the best available scholarship and the demands of real-world decision-making.”
Research Areas:
Publications:
- Blog
- Bibliography of several hundred articles and a monthly newsletter
- HIGHLIGHTS:
- Long-Term Trajectories of Human Civilization (Aug 2018, 34 p.)
- A Model for the Probability of Nuclear War (May 2018, 39 p.)
- A Model for the Impacts of Nuclear War (April 2018, 38 p.)
- A Model of Pathways to Artificial Superintelligence Catastrophe for Risk and Decision Analysis (Feb 2017, 21 p.)
Leadership: Seth Baum (Executive Director)