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We are dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilisational collapse

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Public lecture

Cambridge Festival 2021: How to fix the financial system

  • 24 March 2021
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CSER news

Response to 'Superintelligence cannot be contained: Lessons from Computability Theory'

  • 25 February 2021

Media coverage

Earth’s Existential Threats: Inequality, Pandemics and Climate Change Demand Global Leadership

  • 25 February 2021

Media coverage

Disaster Research: Apocalypse in the Home Office

  • 24 February 2021

CSER news

Meet the Researcher: Freya Jephcott

  • 22 February 2021

Working together to safeguard humanity

We are an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Cambridge who study existential risks, develop collaborative strategies to reduce them, and foster a global community of academics, technologists and policy-makers working to safeguard humanity. Our research focuses on biological risks, environmental risks, risks from artificial intelligence, and how to manage extreme technological risk in general.

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An interdisciplinary team working together with influential and visionary advisors

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We work with leading academics, technologists and policy-makers from around the world.

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We’re working across numerous fields to identify possible risks that could lead to human extinction

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The work of CSER is based on the collaboration of some of the most influential scientists of our times

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The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk is an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study and mitigation of risks that could lead to human extinction or civilisational collapse.
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