Vitalik Buterin on effective altruism, better ways to fund public goods, the blockchain’s problems so far, and how it could yet change the worldPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published September 3rd, 2019Academic ResearchDecision-making research & policyGovernmentNon-ProfitSocial entrepreneurship
Should we leave a helpful message for future civilizations, just in case humanity dies out?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published August 5th, 2019AI policyAI technical safetyCatastrophic RisksLongtermismMoral philosophy
The new 30-person research group in DC investigating how emerging technologies could affect national securityPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published July 17th, 2019AI policyArtificial IntelligenceChina specialistsGovernmentPolitics Global priorities research
Accurately predicting the future is central to absolutely everything. Professor Tetlock has spent 40 years studying how to do it better.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published June 28th, 2019Catastrophic RisksCivil ServiceDecision ToolsGovernmentImproving Decision MakingLongtermism
Prof Cass Sunstein on how social change happens, and why it’s so often abrupt & unpredictablePodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published June 17th, 2019AdvocacyFactory FarmingJournalistPromoting Effective AltruismUnconventional Advice
DeepMind’s plan to make AI systems robust & reliable, why it’s a core issue in AI design, and how to succeed at AI researchPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published June 3rd, 2019AI technical safetyArtificial IntelligenceComputer science PhDData scienceLongtermism
Rob Wiblin on human nature, new technology, and living a happy, healthy & ethical lifeBlog post by Keiran Harris and Robert Wiblin · Published May 13th, 2019Unconventional Advice
How to have a big impact in government & huge organisations, based on 16 years’ experience in the White HousePodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published April 23rd, 2019AI policyCatastrophic RisksCivil ServiceGovernmentScience policy and infrastructure
Animals in the wild often suffer a great deal. What, if anything, should we do about that?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published April 15th, 2019Academic ResearchAnimal WelfareFounding Effective Non-profitsLongtermismMoral philosophy Global priorities researchUnconventional Advice
The team trying to end poverty by founding well-governed ‘charter’ citiesPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published March 31st, 2019Founding Effective Non-profitsGlobal PovertyGovernmentSocial entrepreneurship
OpenAI can teach algorithms to write articles, win video games & manipulate objects. How can policy keep up with AI advances?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published March 19th, 2019AI policyAI technical safetyArtificial IntelligenceCatastrophic RisksFuture GenerationsPolitics
Can journalists still write about important things?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published February 27th, 2019AdvocacyJournalismPromoting Effective Altruism
Radical institutional reforms that make capitalism & democracy work better, and how to get themPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published February 8th, 2019Immigration ReformImproving Decision MakingMoral philosophyPolitics
The CIA analyst who foresaw Trump in 2013 and his theory of why politics is changingPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published January 29th, 2019Civil ServiceGovernmentImproving Decision MakingJournalismParty PoliticsPolitics
We could feed all 8 billion people through a nuclear winter. Dr David Denkenberger is working to make it practical.Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published December 27th, 2018Academic ResearchAppropriate TechnologyCatastrophic RisksEngineeringFounding Effective Non-profitsNuclear security
A year’s worth of education for under a dollar and other ‘best buys’ in development, from the UK aid agency’s Chief EconomistPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published December 20th, 2018Academic ResearchCivil ServiceFounding Effective Non-profitsGlobal PovertySocial entrepreneurship
Computer science algorithms tackle fundamental and universal problems. Can they help us live better, or is that a false hope?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published November 22nd, 2018CareersDecision ToolsDecision-making research & policyImproving Decision MakingUnconventional Advice
PhD or programming? Fast paths into aligning AI as a machine learning engineer, according to ML engineers Catherine Olsson & Daniel ZieglerPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published November 2nd, 2018AI technical safetyArtificial IntelligenceFuture GenerationsPhDsResearch
Philosophy Prof Hilary Greaves on moral cluelessness, population ethics, probability within a multiverse, & harnessing the brainpower of academia to tackle the most important research questionsPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published October 23rd, 2018Academic ResearchEffective AltruismFuture GenerationsLongtermismMoral philosophy Global priorities research
Economics Prof Tyler Cowen says our overwhelming priorities should be maximising economic growth and making civilization more stable. Is he right?Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published October 17th, 2018Academic ResearchCatastrophic RisksEconomics PhDFuture GenerationsLongtermismMoral philosophy Global priorities researchScientific research
Dr Paul Christiano on how OpenAI is developing real solutions to the ‘AI alignment problem’, and his vision of how humanity will progressively hand over decision-making to AI systemsPodcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published October 2nd, 2018AI technical safetyArtificial IntelligenceFuture GenerationsPhDs
