Centre for the Study of Existential Risk
The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) is a British research centre based in Cambridge, England. It operates within the University of Cambridge.
Its stated purpose of operation is to study and mitigate risks that could lead to human extinction or civilizational collapse.1)
History
Founding
Martin Rees founded CSER in 2012 with Huw Price (professor of philosophy at the University of Cambridge), and Jaan Tallinn (co-founder of Skype).2)
The launch “received considerable interest from the section of the altruist community interested in safeguarding the future,” according to a post on the Effective Altruism Forum written by the CSER's founding director Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh.3) CSER “received some very valuable advice and support from members of the effective altruism community.”
Organization
Personnel
| Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Rees | Co-founder4) | - |
| Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh | Executive Director5) | Future of Humanity Institute, Oxford Martin School, Wolfe Bioinformatics Laboratory, Global Shapers Cambridge Hub6) |
| Advisors | ||
| Nick Bostrom | Advisor | - |
| David Chalmers | Advisor | - |
| George Church | Advisor | Inventor of genetic sequencing technology |
| Stephen Hawking | Advisor | Deceased |
| Elon Musk | Advisor | CEO of SpaceX, Tesla and Twitter |
| David Spiegelhalter | Advisor7) | - |
Partners
CSER is partnered with:8)
External links
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Larsen, N. (2020, July 15). Global Catastrophic Risks with Martin Rees. Medium. https://web.archive.org/web/20230116160457/https://nicklaslarsen.medium.com/global-catastrophic-risks-with-martin-rees-97a186673a48
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Sean_OHeigeartaigh2. (2013, August 12). Update on the establishment of Cambridge’s Centre for Study of Existential Risk. Effective Altruism Forum. https://archive.ph/REJAw
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Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh. The Future of Humanity Institute. Retrieved January 16, 2023, from https://web.archive.org/web/20230116165040/https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/team/sean-o-heigeartaigh/
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Curriculum Vitae: Seán Ó hÉigeartaigh Areas of Specialisation. Future of Humanity Institute. Retrieved June 13, 2021, from https://web.archive.org/web/20210613012403/https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/Se%C3%A1n-%C3%93-h%C3%89igeartaigh.pdf
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Home. Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. Retrieved July 2, 2022, from https://archive.ph/5CNhY