UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations

Summary

This page from the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) covers the UK's All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations, a cross-party parliamentary initiative focused on long-term and intergenerational policymaking. The APPG aims to embed long-termist thinking into UK governance, which has relevance for existential risk reduction and AI safety policy. CSER's involvement reflects its mission to connect academic existential risk research with legislative and policy processes.

Key Points

• •The APPG for Future Generations promotes intergenerational policymaking within the UK Parliament, aligning with long-termist goals relevant to existential risk.
• •CSER supports and engages with the APPG, bridging academic existential risk research and parliamentary policy work.
• •The group represents an institutional mechanism for incorporating long-term thinking—including AI and technology risks—into UK governance.
• •Cross-party support signals growing political interest in safeguarding future generations from large-scale or catastrophic risks.
• •This initiative is part of a broader trend of governments creating formal structures to address long-term and civilizational-scale challenges.