+Existential risk describes a potential future event that could permanently and drastically curtail the long-term potential of [humanity](/wiki/humanity). These profound threats, from natural [catastrophe](/wiki/catastrophe) to advanced unchecked technology, could destroy all life or irreversibly collapse civilization.
+## See also
+- [Global Risk](/wiki/global_risk)
+- [Future](/wiki/future)
+- [Survival](/wiki/survival)
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