The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced in January that it set the Doomsday Clock to 85 seconds to midnight, marking the closest the symbolic timepiece has ever been to a global civilization-ending event. The decision moved the clock forward from its previous setting, driven by what the organization characterized as escalating nuclear risks, severe climate impacts, unregulated biological research, and the unconstrained integration of artificial intelligence in military systems.