The content of this document does not necessarily represent the views of the Government of Canada, or participating departments and agencies. [...] As a concept, existential risk continues to benefit from the prominence of its founders, whose books, speaking engagements, and social media presence have made them global figures.8 Endorsements from tech billionaires and the support of the Effective Altruism movement provide further momentum. [...] So does the prominence of entities such as Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute and Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk. [...] All of this ensures that existential risks will be part of the agenda in international fora such as the UN’s 2024 Summit on the Future. [...] For example, a global polycrisis fits the definition of a catastrophic risk but might also rise to the level of existential risk in a worst-case scenario.
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