Global catastrophic risks

Abstract

Global Challenges Foundation 42 Exogenous risks 46 Emerging risks 52 Other risks and unknown risks 64 Our assessment of the risks 66 3. Risk factors and interactions between risks 72 Drivers of individual risks 74 Shared risk factors and interactions between risks 78 4. Do institutions collectively underinvest in global catastrophic risk? 82 Market and political failures 84 Which actors can help reduce global catastrophic risk? 88 5. What can the world do to reduce global catastrophic risk? 94 Endnotes 100 Acknowledgements 107 Contact info 107 Contents Research communities should further investigate the possible risks from emerging capabilities in biotechnology and artificial intelligence, and possible solutions.