Catastrophic risks (Topic archive) - 80,000 Hours

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The case for reducing existential risks

Article by Benjamin Todd · Published October 2017 · Last updated October 2017

#44 – 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 systems

Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published October 2nd, 2018

The case for building expertise to work on US AI policy, and how to do it

Article by Niel Bowerman · Published January 2019 · Last updated December 2020

Positively shaping the development of artificial intelligence

Problem profile by Robert Wiblin · Published March 2017

#33 – Dr Anders Sandberg on what if we ended ageing, solar flares & the annual risk of nuclear war

Podcast by Robert Wiblin and Keiran Harris · Published May 29th, 2018

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