Success without dignity: a nearcasting story of avoiding catastrophe by luck, by Holden Karnofsky. https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/75CtdFj79sZrGpGiX/success-without-dignity-a-nearcasting-story-of-avoiding Note: Footnotes in the original article have... more

In this post, Larks argues that the proposal to make AI firms promise to donate a large fraction of profits... more

This is Otto Barten's summary of 'The effectiveness of AI existential risk communication to the American and Dutch public' by... more

Carl Shulman & Elliott Thornley argue that the goal of longtermists should be to get governments to adopt global catastrophic... more

"The field of biosecurity is more complicated, sensitive and nuanced, especially in the policy space, than what impressions you might... more

The Global Priorities Institute has published a new paper summary: 'Are we living at the hinge of history?' by William... more

The Global Priorities Institute has published a new paper summary: 'Longtermist institutional reform' by Tyler John & William MacAskill. https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/summary-summary-longtermist-institutional-reform/ Note: Footnotes... more

The Global Priorities Institute has released Hayden Wilkinson's presentation on global priorities research. (The talk was given in mid-September last... more

New rules around gain-of-function research make progress in striking a balance between reward — and catastrophic risk. https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/2/1/23580528/gain-of-function-virology-covid-monkeypox-catastrophic-risk-pandemic-lab-accident

"One of two things must happen. Humanity needs to accelerate its adaptation to these technologies or a collective, enforceable decision... more