Doomsday Clock

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf symbolic clock
gptkbp:category metaphor
public awareness tool
gptkbp:created 1947
gptkbp:currentTime 90 seconds to midnight
gptkbp:currentTimeSet 2023
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Bulletin_of_the_Atomic_Scientists_magazine
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Martyl_Langsdorf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Doomsday Clock
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:biotechnology
climate change
nuclear arms race
cyber threats
global events
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:maintainedBy gptkb:Bulletin_of_the_Atomic_Scientists
gptkbp:mediaType visual representation
gptkbp:notableEvent moved closer to midnight during Cold War
moved closer to midnight in 2020s
moved further from midnight after end of Cold War
gptkbp:originalTime 7 minutes to midnight
gptkbp:purpose symbolize likelihood of man-made global catastrophe
gptkbp:relatedTo nuclear disarmament
global security
existential risk
gptkbp:symbolizes nuclear risk
climate change risk
emerging technologies risk
gptkbp:timeSetBy gptkb:Science_and_Security_Board
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:DC
gptkb:Watchmen
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4