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“If we have made progress, it’s because of human efforts” Our latest guest on the Existential Hope podcast is Steven Pinker! He is a long-standing advocate for using reason and science to improve the human condition. In this episode, he gives an update on how progress indicators

The Der Pragmaticus piece on existential risk, hope, and near future scenarios is out, featuring Beatrice Erkers, me, and many others who are into building beautiful futures (in German). derpragmaticus.com/r/apokalypse-t…

SHAPE THE FUTURE OF AI – NEW ONLINE COURSE AI is likely to change society in dramatic ways. Where should we go? We have launched a new online course to engage more people in shaping AI’s trajectory. You will learn tools for thinking about what our future with AI should look

Grateful for an incredible launch event for our new AI Futures course, alongside the Skoll! Huge thanks to panelists Ben Cumming, Sonja Betschart & Pelonomi Moiloa for an inspiring convo on shaping AI futures. Thanks also to the Divinity School at Oxford for hosting 🌍🤖✨

I'm a guest lecturer in a new Foresight Institute online course about shaping the future of AI. AI is likely to change society in dramatic ways, this course is designed to give more people tools for thinking about what we should aim for, and how to get there. The course is backed by

Foresight Institute Allison Duettmann Gus Docker youtube.com/watch?v=9X1yA5…

New podcast episode out with Aaron Stupple! We discuss what it means, in practice, to take David Deutsch’s idea that children are “full-status people” seriously. Aaron argues that parents should focus on creative problem-solving rather than enforcing rules, and help children

Interviewing David Baker next week, what should I ask him? 😀

AGI timelines are shortening, most scenarios take unipolar setups as given — time to explore some multipolar alternatives ? lesswrong.com/posts/JjYu75q3…

What can history teach us about doing better science? Eric Gilliam Eric Gilliam studies how organizations like Bell Labs, early MIT, and the Rockefeller Foundation helped drive scientific progress, and what made them unusually effective. In this conversation, we explore how

“Evolution didn’t give us proteins to break down plastic, so we’re designing them ourselves.” One of my favorite conversations on the podcast, with Nobel laureate David Baker on AI for science & protein design.

Find the new feed here: open.spotify.com/show/4g3HaKuB4…

Divide and conquer: our Foresight Institute podcast forks into the main foresight feed where you can continue to listen to highlight talks from our seminars and workshops on frontier ai, bio, nano, neuro progress and into the existential hope feed where we’ll record more curated

It's hard to plan for AGI without knowing what outcomes are even possible, let alone good. So we’re hosting a workshop! Post-AGI Civilizational Equilibria: Are there any good ones? Vancouver, July 14th Featuring: Joe Carlsmith Richard Ngo Emmett Shear 🧵

And Anna Yelizarova Fazl Barez Cas (Stephen Casper) Beatrice Erkers We'll draw from political theory, cooperative AI, economics, mechanism design, history, and hierarchical agency. Apply to attend at: post-agi.org

Loved chatting with Nicklas Berild Lundblad ಠ_ಠ about all things technology philosophy, and of course the one and only conversation topic these days: AI!!! 🙃

“If you want to change the future, you have to change the story you tell about the future.” New episode out with Ed Finn – exploring storytelling as a tool for reimagining what we think is possible, and helping people engage with questions they might not yet feel ready to talk

Find the episode by searching for "The Existential Hope Podcast" in your podcast app, or on YouTube here: youtu.be/ovBW8O-0MbE?fe…

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New podcast episode out with Mary Lou Jepsen (Mary Lou Jepsen, PhD)! We talk about Openwater‘s remarkable $10K handheld device that kills cancer cells and treats severe depression – using ultrasound, infrared light and electromagnetic waves. We also cover: • Why the company is