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Will MacAskill - Longtermism, Altruism, History, & Technology

Listen now | Improving the future, risk of extinction & collapse, technological & moral change, problems of academia, who changes history.

August 9, 202256m10 chaptersWill MacAskill
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What this episode covers

Listen now | Improving the future, risk of extinction & collapse, technological & moral change, problems of academia, who changes history.

Where to start

Contra Tyler Cowen on what’s most important

Contra Tyler Cowen on what’s most important

Start at 39:18

Effective Altruism and Western values

Effective Altruism and Western values

Start at 0:23

AI and the centralization of power

AI and the centralization of power

Start at 45:36

People and topics
Key takeaways
  • Effective Altruism and Western values
  • The contingency of technology
  • Who changes history?
  • Longtermist institutional reform
  • Are companies longtermist?
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