Doomsday Clock

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, long known for its Doomsday Clock warning about nuclear risk, has published an argument that AI doomerism amounts to bad science. The piece pushes back on claims that artificial intelligence poses existential threats, framing such fears as unsupported by evidence. It has drawn attention in discussions about whether AI alarmism distracts from more concrete technological and nuclear dangers.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the organisation best known for maintaining the Doomsday Clock as a measure of how close humanity is to global catastrophe, is drawing fresh attention amid the latest nuclear-related news. The group's assessments of nuclear risk and disarmament continue to be cited as a key reference point in debates over global security.

The European Commission's HORIZON-funded WESUE project is asking whether war-gaming can help reduce the risk of global conflict and push back the Doomsday Clock, the symbolic measure of how close humanity stands to catastrophe. The project examines how simulated crisis scenarios might improve decision-making and de-escalation among policymakers confronting rising nuclear and geopolitical tensions.