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This is an EA Forum topic page aggregating community content about CSER, a leading academic existential risk research center; useful for understanding CSER's role in the broader AI safety and existential risk ecosystem.
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The Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) is a University of Cambridge research center founded in 2012 by Huw Price, Jaan Tallinn, and Lord Martin Rees, dedicated to studying and mitigating existential and global catastrophic risks. This EA Forum topic page aggregates discussions, evaluations, and funding information related to CSER's work within the effective altruism community.
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- •CSER was founded in 2012 at the University of Cambridge by Huw Price, Jaan Tallinn, and Lord Martin Rees.
- •The organization focuses on research into existential and global catastrophic risks, including AI, biosecurity, and other threats.
- •As of June 2022, CSER has received over $200,000 in funding from the Survival and Flourishing Fund.
- •CSER is one of the major academic institutions working on existential risk alongside organizations like FHI and MIRI.
- •The EA Forum topic page serves as a hub for community discussion and evaluation of CSER's research and impact.
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The **Centre for the Study of Existential Risk** ( **CSER**) is a research center at the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study and mitigation of [existential risks](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/existential-risk).
## History
CSER was founded in 2012 by Huw Price, [Jaan Tallinn](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/jaan-tallinn), and Lord Martin Rees.\[1\]
## Funding
As of June 2022, CSER has received over $200,000 in funding from the [Survival and Flourishing](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/survival-and-flourishing) Fund.\[2\]\[3\]
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