Center on Long-Term Risk

What problem is the Center on Long-Term Risk working on?

The risks from the development and deployment of advanced AI systems pose a complex challenge. Because our resources are limited, CLR believes we need to prioritise and ask ourselves what actions we should take now to have as much of a positive impact as possible.

Some of the crucial considerations that inform CLR’s current priorities are:

• Sufficiently advanced artificially intelligent systems are likely to shape the future of our civilization in uniquely profound ways.
• This transformation may cause harm on an unprecedented scale, with agential risks like conflict and malevolence being particularly worrisome.
• The chance that such systems will be developed in the next 30 years is sufficiently high to warrant action now.

What does the Center on Long-Term Risk do?

To address these risks, CLR:

• Conducts interdisciplinary research to inform its priority areas.
• Makes and recommends grants through its CLR Fund.
• Builds a community of professionals and other researchers focused on this area through seminars, fellowships, and career coaching.

You can read more about CLR’s research agenda and its focus on transparency on its website.

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