October Newsletter: AI Governance Call For Papers

Post Date October 15, 2020
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Dear friends,

I am editing a new special issue on “Governance of Artificial Intelligence” for the journal Information. The call for papers is online here. Please see details below. Please feel free to circulate this among others who may be interested.

Information is an open access journal with an author processing charge. GCRI is able to cover the author processing charge for a limited number of submissions. Interested authors should contact me directly about this.

Sincerely,Seth Baum,Executive Director

Call For Papers: Governance of Artificial Intelligence

https://www.mdpi.com/journal/information/special_issues/Governance_AI

Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is …

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September Newsletter: Planetary Defense & Violent Conflict

Post Date September 29, 2020
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Dear friends,

A primary reason GCRI works across the range of global catastrophic risks is to address the many important points of intersection between the risks. These points of intersection often are neglected by communities that focus on one risk at a time.

This month, we announce a paper on the intersection of planetary defense and violent conflict, especially nuclear war. Planetary defense refers to protection against asteroids, comets, and meteors. One point of intersection is the proposed use of nuclear explosives to target Earthbound asteroids …

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July Newsletter: Artificial Interdisciplinarity

Post Date July 31, 2020
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Dear friends, 

A major impediment to addressing global catastrophic risk is the cognitive challenge posed by the complex, interdisciplinary nature of the risks. Identifying practical, effective solutions for reducing the risk requires a command of a wide range of subjects. That is not easy for anyone, including those of us who work on it full time. 

This month, we announce a new paper on the use of artificial intelligence to ease the cognitive burdens of interdisciplinary research and better address complex societal problems like global catastrophic risk. …

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June Newsletter: Racism and Global Catastrophic Risk

Post Date June 30, 2020
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Dear friends,

The ongoing wave of anti-racism protests are prompting long-overdue conversation and action to establish a more equitable society in the US and worldwide. We at GCRI are saddened by the tragic deaths that have sparked these protests and hopeful that something good can come out of it.

For our part, we have contributed to the conversation by publishing a statement on racism. To summarize: We see moral and practical links between the problems of racism and global catastrophic risk. They are both large-scale issues whose …

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May Newsletter: Pandemic and New Hire

Post Date May 08, 2020
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Dear friends,

We are amidst the most severe global event in decades. The COVID-19 pandemic is unfortunately showing all too clearly how certain threats can devastate human society and individual lives around the world. We at GCRI offer our condolences to those who have lost loved ones and stand with those working to pull through this tragic ordeal. We are not pandemics experts, but we are pursuing opportunities to apply our background in catastrophic risk to the ongoing pandemic response. For more on our perspective on …

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The Defense Production Act and the Failure to Prepare for Catastrophic Incidents

Post Date April 16, 2020
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GCRI Special Advisor for Government Affairs Jared Brown has a new essay in War on the Rocks about the Defense Production Act and the US’ systemic failure to prepare for catastrophes like the current SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Brown writes in his essay that “the executive branch’s ad-hoc application of the Defense Production Act’s authorities to this pandemic is Exhibit A of how our government, across multiple Republican and Democratic administrations and throughout the national security enterprise, has failed to develop or adapt the Act’s tools for …

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GCRI Statement on the COVID-19 Pandemic

Post Date April 07, 2020
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The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is already the most severe global event in decades. It has killed more than 80,000 people and counting worldwide, left millions more out of work, and upended the lives of a large portion of the global population. We at GCRI are monitoring the situation closely and assessing opportunities to contribute to the outbreak response.

What follows are some initial thoughts on the pandemic. We
expect to comment further as the situation unfolds.

What is GCRI’s primary message at this time?

We agree with the common …

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January Newsletter: GCRI Is Hiring + Call For Advisees/Collaborators

Post Date January 30, 2020
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Dear friends,

I am delighted to announce that GCRI is currently hiring for the position of Junior Research Assistant and Project Manager. This is a great opportunity for someone seeking to make an impact and advance their career in global catastrophic risk. Additionally, GCRI has recently launched a new advising and collaboration program for people at all career points interested in our active AI projects. Please see below for details of both of these items. They are both made possible by a generous recent donation from …

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Job Posting: Junior Research Assistant and Project Manager

Post Date January 28, 2020
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UPDATE: The junior research assistant and project manager position has been filled and this job posting is now closed. Thanks to everyone who applied for their interest.

The Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (GCRI) seeks to hire one or more people for research assistant and project manager roles. We aim to hire one person on a full-time basis and/or multiple people on a part-time basis.

The Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (GCRI) seeks to hire one or more people for research assistant and project manager roles. We aim to …

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Call for Advisees and Collaborators for Select AI Projects, January 2020

Post Date January 08, 2020
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UPDATE June 9: We are not taking on new participants to this advisees and collaborators program right now. However, anyone interested in seeking our advice and/or collaborating with us is still welcome to contact us as per the instructions below and we will include them in our next advisees and collaborators program.

GCRI is currently welcoming inquiries from people who are interested in seeking our advice and/or collaborating with us on select AI projects, which are detailed below. We have some funding available for select project …

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