In the hierarchy

1. Part III: Governance, Power & Existential Concerns
2. D23. Catastrophic & Existential Risk
3. 23.1 Catastrophic misuse

Virtues and principles to explore

Held as inquiry, not as a verdict.

• Hope

  Hope

  Stand in uncertainty, where there is room to act — not in optimism or despair.

• Humility

  Center principle

  The map is larger than any one of us.

• Courage

  Hope

  Act without the comfort of certainty.

Starter questions

Written to probe curiosity and learning, not accusation.

1. 01What conversation have we not yet had about this — and who needs to be in it?
2. 02Who is served by addressing this, and who benefits if we leave it unnamed?
3. 03Whose experience of Engineered pandemic risk is not yet in the room — and how would we hear it?
4. 04What is already being done about this, and by whom — and how would we find out without assuming?

Also on this branch

• Mass cyber-attack scenarios15
• AI-enabled WMD proliferation10
• Autonomous conflict escalation10
• Uncertainty and disagreement about probability15

Frameworks and sources

• UK International Scientific Report on Advanced AI Safetyreport
• MIT AI Risk Repositoryframework

See also exemplar policies.