https://edition.cnn.com/2024/01/10/business/wef-global-risks-report/
"Humanity faces a perilous future, marked by an explosion of disinformation
turbocharged by artificial intelligence and the devastating effects of climate
change.
The gloomy outlook comes from an annual survey by the World Economic Forum
(WEF) of people paid to identify and manage global risks.
According to the report published Wednesday, nearly two-thirds of respondents
expect an “elevated chance of global catastrophes” in the next decade. About
30% expect the same in the next two years.
While the report does not define a “global catastrophe,” it describes “global
risk” as an event that would “negatively impact a significant proportion of
global gross domestic product, population or natural resources.”
In a statement, the WEF said its latest report “warns of a global risks
landscape in which progress in human development is being chipped away slowly,
leaving states and individuals vulnerable to new and resurgent risks.”
Results from the survey “highlight a predominantly negative outlook for the
world in the short term that is expected to worsen over the long term,” it
added.
The report, which comes ahead of the WEF’s glitzy annual meeting in Davos,
Switzerland, next week, is based on responses from 1,490 risk experts primarily
from business, but also academia, government, and civil society. The survey was
launched on September 4 and closed on October 9, 2023, two days after the
terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel."
Via Doug Senko.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
