A PHEIC (Public Health Emergency of International Concern) is defined by <a href="https://www.who.int/publications/m/item/annex-2-of-the-international-health-regulations-%282005%29" target="_blank">WHO</a> as "an extraordinary event which is...
On August 21, 2013, rockets with chemical payloads landed around the neighborhood of Zamalka, located in Ghouta (an agricultural area outside of Damascus), resulting in hundreds of civilian casualties. A UN team visited the area and confirmed that...
In July 2023, the globally recognized social media platform Twitter underwent a significant rebranding, changing its name to "X." This rebranding marked a pivotal shift in the company's identity, reflecting new strategic directions or branding...
Since Elon Musk concluded his purchase of Twitter on October 22nd, 2023, the company (now rebranded to "X") has had its fair share of scandals, such as the removal of blue checkmarks from legacy users and ad boycotts that have significantly hurt the...
Open Philanthropy is a major philanthropic foundation focused mainly on on causes associated with the Effective Altruism movement. Most of their money currently comes from Good Ventures, a foundation managing the philanthopic efforts of Facebook and...
Open Philanthropy is a major philanthropic foundation focused mainly on on causes associated with the Effective Altruism movement. Most of their money currently comes from Good Ventures, a foundation managing the philanthopic efforts of Facebook and...
This market will resolve to "Yes" if there is an official ceasefire agreement, defined as a publicly announced and mutually agreed halt in military engagement, between Israel and Hamas between December 26, 2023, and January 15, 2024, 11:59 PM ET.
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There is an extensive history of laboratory biosecurity incidents, including at high-security laboratories. One paper by Manheim and Lewis (2021) found 71 incidents involving "either accidental or purposeful exposure to, or infection by, a highly...
India is the world’s second most populous country and is one of the countries most at risk from climate change. More than three quarters of Indian districts are extreme climate event hotspots. Next to extreme heat, India faces floods, drought,...
The evaluation of newly developed AI systems before deployment by organizations specializing in this task has been proposed as a strategy for mitigating catastrophic risks posed by such systems [1]. This idea has gained traction – GPT-4 was evaluated...
The Ragnarök Question Series series features questions about the following risks, of which a majority are mostly anthropogenic (i.e. created by humans):
- Natural pandemics
- Artificial Intelligence
- Synthetic biology
- Nanotechnology
- Climate...
In evolving situations, experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sometimes make qualitative judgements about the overall risk to the general public of the United States. CDC's overall qualitative assessments take into...
In evolving situations, experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sometimes make qualitative judgements about the overall risk to the general public of the United States. CDC's overall qualitative assessments take into...
In evolving situations, experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) sometimes make qualitative judgements about the overall risk to the general public of the United States. CDC's overall qualitative assessments take into...
Recent headlines from Elon Musk and various companies suspending or quitting advertising on the social media platform has observers speculating about the financial future of the firm (BBC, CNN, CNBC). A bankruptcy filing for the corporate successor...
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