TERRA Database Limitations

Summary

This page from the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) documents the known limitations and caveats of the TERRA (Tracking Existential Risk Research and Analysis) database, which catalogues existential and global catastrophic risk research. It provides transparency about gaps, biases, and methodological constraints users should be aware of when using the database.

Key Points

• •Documents known limitations of the TERRA database used for tracking existential and global catastrophic risk research
• •Provides transparency about potential biases in coverage, including publication selection and language biases
• •Helps users critically interpret database results and avoid drawing unwarranted conclusions from incomplete data
• •Important for researchers using TERRA to understand scope and boundaries of the resource
• •Supports responsible use of the database for policy and research purposes