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Centre for Long-Term Resilience - Founders Pledge Research
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3/5
Good(3)Good quality. Reputable source with community review or editorial standards, but less rigorous than peer-reviewed venues.
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Useful for those considering philanthropic support for AI governance work or researching UK-focused policy organizations operating in the existential risk space; provides an independent evaluation of CLTR's effectiveness and strategy.
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Summary
Founders Pledge's research assessment of the Centre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTР), a UK-based think tank focused on building governmental and societal resilience against extreme risks including AI and biological threats. The review evaluates CLTR's policy work, organizational effectiveness, and philanthropic value as a giving opportunity for donors concerned with existential and catastrophic risks.
Key Points
- •CLTR focuses on improving UK and global governmental capacity to anticipate and respond to extreme risks, including AI and biosecurity threats
- •Founders Pledge assesses CLTR as a potentially high-impact giving opportunity for donors interested in existential risk policy work
- •The organization works to embed long-term risk thinking into government institutions and policy processes
- •CLTR bridges technical AI safety research and practical government policy implementation in the UK context
- •The review examines CLTR's theory of change, track record, and counterfactual impact relative to other policy organizations
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The Centre for Long-Term Resilience ( [CLTR](https://www.longtermresilience.org/)) is a UK-based think tank specializing in extreme risks. Their primary focuses are (1) extreme AI risks, (2) extreme biological risks, and (3) improving government risk management capacity. CLTR conducts research and provides policy advice to help governments better manage these risks.
### What problem are they trying to solve?
Advances in technology are creating risks that are potentially catastrophic if mismanaged, yet decision-makers often struggle to give these risks appropriate consideration and take action. Areas such as AI safety, biosecurity, and systemic risk management require expertise and resources that governments frequently lack.
CLTR addresses these gaps by providing governments with concrete policy recommendations, built on expertise in AI, biosecurity, and risk management. CLTR’s primary focus is on the UK government, which is an influential global actor in building global resilience to extreme AI and biological risks. Their goal is to see policies adopted that substantially reduce risks from advanced technologies and enable better response to extreme events.
### What do they do?
CLTR researches extreme risks and works directly with governments to translate findings into actionable policy recommendations. Core activities include:
- Providing **policy advice** to senior government officials on AI, biosecurity, and risk management. For example, on AI, CLTR have provided input on [The Ministry of Defence’s AI Strategy](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/defence-artificial-intelligence-strategy/defence-artificial-intelligence-strategy), with many of CLTR’s recommendations adopted (as outlined [here](https://www.longtermresilience.org/post/the-uk-defence-ai-strategy-ensuring-safe-and-responsible-use-of-ai)); on Biosecurity, CLTR have assisted [Cabinet Office’s Biosecurity Strategy Refresh](https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/biological-security-strategy-call-for-evidence#:~:text=As%20part%20of%20the%20work,advances%20in%20science%20and%20technology.) leading to [their recommendations included](https://www.longtermresilience.org/post/response-to-the-uk-government-s-refreshed-biological-security-strategy-bss) in the UK's [2023 Biological Security Strategy](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-biological-security-strategy)
- **Conducting research** to generate [policy proposals](https://www.longtermresilience.org/post/policy-proposals) within CLTR’s three focus areas of [AI](https://e40baa7b-86d2-4d96-8000-2df329c2802b.usrfiles.com/ugd/e40baa_8ba3edc490a140b09b97f33f94cb4f13.pdf), [Biosecurity](https://e40baa7b-86d2-4d96-8000-2df329c2802b.usrfiles.com/ugd/e40baa_e6bfe2647daf4644a8abd6cd3a63e9de.pdf), and [Risk Management](https://e40baa7b-86d2-4d96-8000-2df329c2802b.usrfiles.com/ugd/e40baa_8b871f930c25426e93bf9bc5f6122366.pdf)
- **“Mainstreaming” extreme risks** more broadly amongst politicians, think tanks, the media, and the
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