S-risk

An s-risk, or suffering risk, is a risk involving the creation of suffering on an astronomical scale.

Further reading

Althaus, David & Lukas Gloor (2019) Reducing risks of astronomical suffering: a neglected priority, Center on Long-Term Risk, August.

Baumann, Tobias (2017) S-risks: an introduction, Center for Reducing Suffering, August 15.

Tomasik, Brian (2019) Risks of astronomical future suffering, Center on Long-Term Risk, July 2.

Related entries

Center for Reducing Suffering | Center on Long-Term Risk | ethics of existential risk | hellish existential catastrophe | pain and suffering | suffering-focused ethics