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Future Matters Reader
Future Matters Reader
Matthew van der Merwe, Pablo Stafforini

Future Matters Reader releases audio versions of most of the writings summarized in the Future Matters newsletter

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Episodes

Holden Karfnosky — Success without dignity: a nearcasting story of avoiding catastrophe by luck

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

20 Mar 2023 · 19 minutes
Larks — A Windfall Clause for CEO could worsen AI race dynamics

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

20 Mar 2023 · 14 minutes
Otto Barten — Paper summary: The effectiveness of AI existential risk communication to the American and Dutch public

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

20 Mar 2023 · 7 minutes
Shulman & Thornley — How much should governments pay to prevent catastrophes? Longtermism's limited role

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

20 Mar 2023 · 57 minutes
Elika Somani — Advice on communicating in and around the biosecurity policy community

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

14 Mar 2023 · 13 minutes
Riley Harris — Summary of 'Are we living at the hinge of history?' by William MacAskill.

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

14 Mar 2023 · 7 minutes
Riley Harris — Summary of 'Longtermist institutional reform' by Tyler M. John and William MacAskill

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

14 Mar 2023 · 5 minutes
Hayden Wilkinson — Global priorities research: Why, how, and what have we learned?

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

13 Mar 2023 · 44 minutes
Piper — What should be kept off-limits in a virology lab?

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

13 Mar 2023 · 7 minutes
Ezra Klein — This changes everything

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

13 Mar 2023 · 10 minutes
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Holden Karfnosky — Success without dignity: a nearcasting story of avoiding catastrophe by luck
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