Whether to push for an AI pause is a hotly debated question. This post contains some of my thoughts on the issue of AI pause and the discourse that surrounds it. Contents The motivation for an AI p…| Magnus Vinding
What is an s-risk? An introduction to risks of astronomical suffering (also called suffering risks or s-risks for short) written by Tobias Baumann| Center for Reducing Suffering
Will we go extinct, or will we succeed in building a flourishing utopia? Discussions about the future trajectory of humanity often center around these two possibilities, which tends to ignore that survival does not always imply utopian outcomes, or that outcomes where humans go extinct could differ tremendously in how much suffering they contain.| Center on Long-Term Risk
The psychological appeal of salient events and risks can be a major hurdle to optimal altruistic priorities and impact. My aim in this post is to outline a few reasons to approach our intuitive fas…| Magnus Vinding
Published August 25, 2022; substantial revisions May 16, 2023 Simon Knutsson Work in progress Abstract I give an argument for pessimism about the value of the world, the value of the future, and the welfare of present and future beings.…| Simon Knutsson
