The Doomsday Clock

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf symbolic clock
gptkbp:announced annual press conference
gptkbp:category gptkb:public_policy
science communication
gptkbp:createdBy gptkb:Bulletin_of_the_Atomic_Scientists
gptkbp:currentTimeAsOf2024 90 seconds to midnight
gptkbp:factorsAffectingTime climate change
emerging technologies
nuclear risk
biological threats
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Bulletin_of_the_Atomic_Scientists_magazine
gptkbp:firstSetAt 7 minutes to midnight
gptkbp:founder gptkb:Martyl_Langsdorf
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Doomsday Clock
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:international_relations
global political events
scientific developments
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:measures proximity to global catastrophe
gptkbp:mediaType metaphor
gptkbp:notableRelease moved to 100 seconds to midnight in 2020
moved to 17 minutes to midnight in 1991
moved to 2 minutes to midnight in 1953
moved to 90 seconds to midnight in 2023
gptkbp:purpose raise public awareness of existential threats
gptkbp:relatedTo nuclear weapons
technological risks
climate crisis
gptkbp:symbolizes likelihood of a man-made global catastrophe
gptkbp:updated Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Science and Security Board
gptkbp:usedAs warning to humanity
gptkbp:yearCreated 1947
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Michael_Netzer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6