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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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'Core Central' on the Future of Life Institute podcast

  • 14 September 2023

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New Book: The Era of Global Risk

  • 30 August 2023

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Martin Rees awarded the Royal Society Medal

  • 30 August 2023

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A billion people in Africa are at a climate risk blind spot

  • 22 August 2023

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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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Now is an important time for efforts to reduce existential risk. This is the first century in which one species holds the future of the planet in its hands – us. Will we be able to reap the benefits of technology or will the human story end with us?
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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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