A new report maps the contest between U.S.- and Chinese-led visions for governing AI, ahead of landmark U.S.-China talks on AI safety.
The state of AI global governance and its implications for the U.S.-China summit Read More »
The Cascade Institute is developing “a new, complexity-informed approach to policymaking: one that anticipates cascading failures across interconnected systems and integrates the best available knowledge about both known and emerging risks.”
Thomas Homer-Dixon delivers Victoria Forum plenary on polycrisis and hope Read More »
Wealthsimple’s move into prediction markets is responding to real demand, and that demand says something troubling about how young Canadians see their economic future.
Wealthsimple’s pivot into risky business reflects young Canadians’ financial nihilism Read More »
SK Hynix’s record-breaking Nasdaq debut ties American portfolios to the swings of the Korean market.
With SK Hynix, Korean Market Volatility Won’t Stay Local Read More »
SpaceX’s fast-tracked entry into the major stock indexes will force passive funds to buy at peak hype, leaving ordinary investors holding the risk.
Indexes Rewrote the Rules for Musk. Ordinary Americans Are Left Holding the Bag. Read More »
The U.S. bond market may be the first major thread pulled in a global financial polycrisis, writes Cascade’s Christopher Collins.
The flashing-red bond market is the thread that may unravel the entire world economy Read More »
The knock-on effects from the Iran war are intersecting with other crises and destabilizing the world. The worst may be yet to come.
Cascade researchers warn of “bad-to-worse” crises in The New Republic Read More »
Moltbook’s wild experiment is a warning that the most imminent threat is chaos and lack of accountability.
What we can learn about AI from Moltbook Read More »
American military aggression is now driven by Donald Trump’s hunt for dopamine rewards, conditioned by recent high-stakes military strikes on Iran and Venezuela.
Can neuroscience shed light on Trump’s new world disorder? Read More »
Canadians must confront the new reality that the U.S. could use military coercion against Canada, argues a Globe and Mail op-ed co-authored by Cascade Institute Executive Director Thomas Homer-Dixon and Adam Gordon, an affiliated Cascade researcher and former legal adviser to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Canada must consider the risk of U.S. coercion Read More »
