Doomsday Clock, experts warn risks from war, AI and climate

scienceMay 9, 20267356

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' Science and Security Board set the Doomsday Clock at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest in the clock's 75-year history. The board said escalating conflicts in the Middle East, including clashes between Israel and Iran, and Russia's invasion of Ukraine have increased the risk of nuclear use. It also identified rapidly advancing artificial intelligence and accelerating climate breakdown as compounding threats that weaken global safeguards. The group warned these converging dangers raise the chance of catastrophic outcomes and called for immediate policy action on nuclear risk reduction, AI governance and climate mitigation.

tina

@christinag.bsky.social

Moving the "I need to leave this country" Doomsday clock one minute closer to midnight.

283Yesterday

tina14

It's made my decision of "should I get off my face tonight or not" decision a lot easier.

Chloe_sailor4

Quite depressing at the moment. Only upside is Reform will make such an €rse of trying to run the show they will be exposed as the inept bigots they are and won't win a general election.

The Resistance CO3

I need to leave this planet.

BC1083

Too late for me, but I think my children will have to leave if they want a future

Tony Peace2

Yeah, am not enjoying what I've woken up to so far 😞

The Guardian

@theguardian.com

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302h ago

@citizen13

Humanity will survive but a large amount of humans won’t survive.

Hannah Walser

@hkpmw.bsky.social

I’m genuinely curious about whether the Callais majority understood that they were moving the doomsday clock substantially closer to civil war

4015h ago

Jerry Edwards4

I doubt it. They seem to be high on their own supply. I doubt they thought through it beyond "this is good for conservatives and I don't like 'reverse racism.'"

Noam Law2

kavanaugh, gorsuch, roberts, and barrett strike me as True Beleivers who think this will help the Republic Hold thomas & alito are lighting the match and licking their lips as democracy burns

Jarek Duda

@jarekduda.bsky.social

Further institutions are warning against mirror life, which synthesis is nearly in reach, and would rather literally kill us all: - United Nations Secretary-General, - World Health Organization, - Nuclear Threat Initiative, - Doomsday clock, mailchi.mp/mbdf/mirror-... #science #biology

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YourAverageJoe

@frankleyman.bsky.social

After yesterday's results, my doomsday clock for the UK Parliamentary system has definitely moved closer to midnight... How close is still being assessed. If the UK ever gets a Reform led government, it's going to be hell... If people think politicians are self-serving now... Fcuk me...

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