Global Catastrophic Risk Treaties

International protocols for managing existential threats.
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Global Catastrophic Risk Treaties

New diplomatic and legal frameworks designed to govern the development and deployment of high-risk technologies (such as autonomous weapons, geoengineering, and advanced biotechnology). These treaties aim to establish verification mechanisms and global consensus to prevent state or non-state actors from triggering civilizational collapse.

TRL
2/9Theoretical
Impact
5/5
Investment
2/5
Category
Ethics Security

Connections

Ethics Security
Ethics Security
Autonomous Weapons Control Treaties

International bans on lethal AI systems without human oversight.

TRL
3/9
Impact
5/5
Investment
3/5
Ethics Security
Ethics Security
Geoengineering Governance Regimes

Global oversight for solar radiation and carbon removal projects.

TRL
2/9
Impact
5/5
Investment
3/5
Software
Software
Existential Risk Intelligence Systems

Integrated AI forecasting catastrophic threats and policy pathways.

TRL
3/9
Impact
5/5
Investment
4/5

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