How Philanthropy Might Help Us Reach Better Futures (with Will MacAskill and Mia Taylor)

Will MacAskill (Senior Research Fellow at Forethought) and Mia Taylor (Research Fellow at Forethought) discuss how to use philanthropic money to do the most good during and after the intelligence explosion, and explain why wealthy donors should consider handing off their philanthropy. They talk about:

• The challenges beyond AI takeover that we must address to get on track for the best futures
• Why it could be valuable to spend philanthropic money on AI labour during the intelligence explosion, and how money might be spent post-ASI
• Why philanthropists should consider handing off much of their giving to others, and concerns donors might have with this

You can read a full transcript here.

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