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The need to act yet remain agile  Artificial intelligence (AI) is on everyone’s mind – most sectors will be transformed and policymakers…

The last few years have witnessed exciting developments in the field of biotechnology, driven in part by the machine learning revolution…

The last few years have witnessed striking progress in artificial intelligence, driven by the machine learning revolution. However, as…

At SI, we support international policy actors in dealing with uncertainty, complexity, time-pressure and global catastrophic risks. Below is a compilation of fields and resources...

On 10th March 2022, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, stated that: “(…) there is renewed pressure to consider whether global…

The international community increasingly seeks to understand the large-scale risks we face, and the role institutions...

What is it like to be a policymaker during the COVID-19 pandemic?  What might it be like during the next pandemic or another global crisis…

On April 1st, we co-hosted the event "Towards 2030: Navigating complexity and information overload in decision-making" as part of UNRISD's "From Science to Practice" series...

Concerns about AI ethics — the harms AI causes due to imperfect development and training — are sometimes pegged against concerns about AI…

As the world temporarily ground to a halt in 2020, it became clear that the world is not prepared for shocks worse than COVID-19. To prepare, we need policy change...

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize our world. As noted by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres in his remarks to the…

Future generations are front and center of many foundational international governance texts. Yet, consideration of their interests regularly falls into oblivion...