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Mentioned in 46 episodes
What We Owe the Future
Book • 2022
In this book, William MacAskill advocates for longtermism, the idea that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority.
He argues that future people count, there could be many of them, and we can make their lives better.
MacAskill discusses various threats to humanity, including climate change, AI misalignment, and pandemics, and proposes strategies to ensure civilization's survival and improve its trajectory.
The book explores moral and philosophical issues surrounding longtermism, including the risks of human extinction, civilizational collapse, and technological stagnation, while offering a measured optimism about the future's potential for human flourishing[1][5][4].
He argues that future people count, there could be many of them, and we can make their lives better.
MacAskill discusses various threats to humanity, including climate change, AI misalignment, and pandemics, and proposes strategies to ensure civilization's survival and improve its trajectory.
The book explores moral and philosophical issues surrounding longtermism, including the risks of human extinction, civilizational collapse, and technological stagnation, while offering a measured optimism about the future's potential for human flourishing[1][5][4].
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Ali Abdaal as a new book about the idea of what are the things that we can do right now that will help impact future generations disproportionately highly?
Ali Abdaal as a new book about the idea of what are the things that we can do right now that will help impact future generations disproportionately highly?
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Moral Philosopher Will MacAskill on What We Owe The Future
Mentioned by Luisa Rodriguez when discussing the 'end of history fallacy'.
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AGI disagreements and misconceptions: Rob, Luisa, & past guests hash it out
Mentioned by Ali Abdaal ; he interviewed MacAskill on the podcast, discussing philosophy, altruism, and philanthropy.
Ali Abdaal ; he interviewed MacAskill on the podcast, discussing philosophy, altruism, and philanthropy.77 snips
A New Direction for Deep Dive - Let's Chat
Mentioned by Luisa Rodriguez as a forthcoming book arguing for getting off fossil fuels so there's some left for descendants.
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Rebuilding after apocalypse: What 13 experts say about bouncing back
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Rob Wiblin in reference to his argument about the fragility of values and the abolition of slavery.
Rob Wiblin in reference to his argument about the fragility of values and the abolition of slavery.
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#145 – Christopher Brown on why slavery abolition wasn't inevitable
Mentioned by Emil Torres, discussing his book on longtermism.
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5. Silicon Valley's Scary New Tech Religion: TESCREAL
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Will MacAskill as containing examples from history of attempts to lock in values and institutions.
Will MacAskill as containing examples from history of attempts to lock in values and institutions.
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Highlights: #213 – Will MacAskill on AI causing a “century in a decade” — and how we’re completely unprepared
Mentioned in the podcast as a guide to making the future better for future generations.
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Inside the Adolescent Mental Health Crisis
