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Organizations and institutions working on catastrophic and existential risk
Research Organizations
Center for AI Safety
Nonprofit research organization working to reduce societal-scale risks from artificial intelligence.
Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
Cambridge University research center studying risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.
Center for Security and Emerging Technology
Policy research organization analyzing the security impacts of emerging technologies at Georgetown University.
Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security
Leading center for biosecurity research, focusing on pandemic preparedness and biological threats.
Nuclear Threat Initiative
Nonprofit working to prevent catastrophic attacks with weapons of mass destruction and disruption.
Funding Organizations
Open Philanthropy
Grantmaking organization focused on high-impact giving, including significant work on existential risk.
Survival and Flourishing Fund
Fund supporting work that improves humanity's long-term prospects for survival and flourishing.
Long-Term Future Fund
Grantmaking fund supporting projects that improve the long-term trajectory of civilization.
Policy & Governance
AI Safety Institute
UK government organization focused on advanced AI safety research and evaluation.
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction
United Nations body focused on disaster risk reduction and resilience building.
Additional Resources
AISafety.info
Comprehensive resource on AI safety research, maintained by a global team of specialists and volunteers.