He Doomsday ClockFor the second year in a row, the symbolic tool created by scientists to visualize the possibility that humanity will disappear. 90 seconds to midnightSo close to his end time, because The Ukraine war and the climate crisis.
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The hands of the clock were placed in Washington this Tuesday Bulletin of the
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Atomic Scientists, an organization that has been responsible for operating the instrument since its creation in 1947.
In 2023, scientists decided to reduce the seconds remaining until the apocalypse from 100 to 90, the closest the clock came to marking its end time, and this year they chose to keep the same time.
This haunting countdown is because “ominous trends continue to point the world toward a A global disaster“, the bulletin reported in a statement.
The main concern of scientists is the threat of using nuclear weapons in the war in Ukraine, as well as efforts by China, Russia and the United States to modernize their nuclear arsenals.
The bulletin warned that these trends “increase the risk of nuclear war Due to a calculation error.” Additionally, the Earth experienced the “hottest year on record” in 2023, resulting in massive floods, forest fires, and other disasters. climate crisis
.
Since 2007, The Doomsday Clock includes planetary deterioration in its assessment global warming. The bulletin also focused on the expansion over the past year of artificial intelligence, a tool that scientists warn has the potential for large armies and disinformation.
“Fortunately, many countries are recognizing the importance of regulation artificial intelligence And steps have been taken to reduce the likelihood of loss,” they said.
The current situation is worse than in 1953, when the hands of the clock struck two minutes to midnight during one of the most tense phases. Cold WarWhen both the Soviets and the Americans conducted their first tests with thermonuclear weapons.
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded in 1945 to warn the world about the dangers of nuclear annihilation and counts among its members. Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer
Among several dozen famous scientists.
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