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The Origin and Implications of the COVID-19 Pandemic: An Expert Survey
Posted on February 02, 2024

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Exactly how the COVID-19 pandemic began remains a topic of considerable scientific and political debate. However, the opinions expressed in the debate have thus far come from an ad hoc mix of experts and commentators who have spoken up. Therefore, a research team led by the Global Catastrophic Risk Institute (GCRI) and Nemesys Insights conducted a rigorous survey of global expert opinion. The anonymous survey included …

2023 Annual Report
Posted on January 30, 2024

2023 was a year of learning and transition for GCRI, and likewise a relatively quiet year for us. A year ago, we lost two team members, McKenna Fitzgerald and Andrea Owe, leaving the GCRI team with just its two co-founders, Seth Baum and Tony Barrett. We certainly miss the excellent contributions of our former team members. Nonetheless, in our newly streamlined situation, we have taken the opportunity to reinvest in ourselves and recalibrate the direction of our activities.

In our 2022 Annual Report, we described our …

2023 GCRI Fellowship Program
Posted on December 28, 2023

GCRI is pleased to announce the 2023 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 2023 Fellows. One of them is collaborating with GCRI on an innovative research project on psychological and behavioral dimensions of AI governance. The other two are collaborating from their positions in new global catastrophic risk organizations in Africa and the Spanish-speaking world. These organizations are part of a broader initiative to …

Summary of the 2023 Advising and Collaboration Program
Posted on December 05, 2023

In August, 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, and 2022 Advising and Collaboration Programs. The 2023 Program was made possible by continued support from Gordon Irlam.

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 …