Letter from the Executive Director

GCRI ends 2024 with our smallest team ever, but it’s not for lack of risks in the world. The war in Ukraine rages on, and tensions among nuclear-armed states are far from resolved. H5N1 influenza has spread widely among birds, with some human cases reported. Climate change continues to worsen, causing an array of harms. AI technology has proliferated, prompting highly divergent reactions among experts and observers. Those of us concerned about global catastrophic risk certainly have our work cut out …

GCRI co-founder Tony Barrett has left his position as Director of Research and is now in the position of Senior Advisor. The move comes as Dr. Barrett begins a new role in the US government, which precluded his continuing as Director of Research. Dr. Barrett’s new government role is as a Senior Technical Advisor at the National Risk Management Center of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, part of the United States Department of Homeland Security.

The idea for GCRI began as a conversation between Dr. …

GCRI is pleased to announce the 2024 Fellowship Program. The Fellowship Program aims to highlight exceptional collaborators GCRI had the opportunity to partner with over the course of the year.

This year, we have three 2024 Fellows. One of them is collaborating with GCRI on projects focused on international peace and East Asia. One is collaborating on connections with the insurance industry and undergraduate education. And, one is collaborating on the field of global catastrophic risk in Africa.

Congratulations to our 2024 GCRI Fellows.

Orlanda GillLondon

Orlanda Gill is …

In September, GCRI put out an open call for people interested in seeking our advice or collaborating on projects with us. This was a continuation of our successful 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Advising and Collaboration Programs.

The GCRI Advising and Collaboration Program is an opportunity for anyone interested in global catastrophic risk to get more involved in the field. There is practically no barrier to entry in the program: the only thing people need to do is to send us a short email expressing …