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How Philanthropy Might Help Us Reach Better Futures (with Will…
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ForeCast is a podcast from Forethought, where we hear from the authors about new research.
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- How Philanthropy Might Help Us Reach Better Futures (with Will MacAskill and Mia Taylor) · 1 h 8 minWill 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…
- Should We Hand Off the Most Important Decisions to AI? (with Matthew Adelstein) · 1 h 14 minMatthew Adelstein was a Visiting Scholar at Forethought and blogs as Bentham’s Bulldog, where he writes on ethics, animal welfare, and the long-run future. He joined Fin…
- Liberalism Forever (with Peter Salib and Simon Goldstein) · 2 h 27 minPeter Salib is an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center and co-director of the Center for Law & AI Risk. Simon Goldstein is an associate professor at…
- Should Philanthropists Save Their Money for the Intelligence Explosion? (with Tom Davidson and Will MacAskill) · 1 h 26 minWill MacAskill is a senior research fellow at Forethought and the author of What We Owe The Future. Tom Davidson is a senior research fellow at Forethought and the author of a…
- Will We Put Data Centers In Space? (with Avi Parrack) · 1 h 41 minAvi Parrack is a physics PhD student at Stanford and a researcher at Forethought, where he works on AI, space expansion, and governance. He is the lead author of a recent…
- How Fast Is Post-AGI Growth? (with Damon Binder) · 2 h 54 minDamon Binder is a senior researcher on the Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness team at Coefficient Giving. He has a PhD in physics from Princeton and previously studied…
- [AI Narration] Risk-Averse AIs · 1 h 56 minThis is an AI narration of "Risk-Averse AIs" by Elliott Thornley and William MacAskill. The article was first released on 24th June 2026. You can read more of our research at…
- Could AI Help Solve Philosophy? (with Wei Dai) · 59 minWei Dai is a computer engineer known for his work in cryptography and cryptocurrency systems, and for his long-standing contributions to AI safety, decision theory, and…
- [AI Narration] What should go in a model spec? · 23 minThis is an AI narration of "What should go in a model spec?" by James Tillman. The article was first released on 4th June 2026. You can read more of our research at…
- [AI Narration] Will We Really Put Data Centers in Space? · 1 h 14 minThis is an AI narration of "Will We Really Put Data Centers in Space?" by Avi Parrack and Fin Moorhouse. The article was first released on 22nd May 2026. You can read more of…
- [AI Narration] Stickiness in AI Behavioral Design · 26 minThis is an AI narration of "Stickiness in AI Behavioral Design" by James Tillman. The article was first released on 13th May 2026. You can read more of our research at…
- [AI Narration] A draft honesty policy for credible communication with AI systems · 30 minThis is an AI narration of "A draft honesty policy for credible communication with AI systems" by Lukas Finnveden, Mia Taylor, and Max Dalton. The article was first released on…
- [AI Narration] The Saturation View · 1 h 31 minThis is an AI narration of "The Saturation View" by William MacAskill. The article was first released on 24th April 2026. You can read more of our research at…
- [AI Narration] Desired behaviour for AI advising humans on important decisions · 24 minThis is an AI narration of "Desired behaviour for AI advising humans on important decisions" by Tom Davidson. The article was first released on 17th April 2026. You can read…
- AI for Civilizational Sanity (with Rose Hadshar and Owen Cotton-Barratt) · 1 h 27 minOwen Cotton-Barratt is a research consultant working with the Future of Life Institute, and a co-author of several recent Forethought articles on AI tools for epistemics and…
- [AI Narration] AI impacts on epistemics: the good, the bad and the ugly · 21 minThis is an AI narration of "AI impacts on epistemics: the good, the bad and the ugly" by Owen Cotton-Barratt and Rose Hadshar. The article was first released on 12th April 2026…
- [AI Narration] Design sketches: defense-favoured coordination tech · 51 minThis is an AI narration of "Design sketches: defense-favoured coordination tech" by Owen Cotton-Barratt, Oly Sourbut, Lizka Vaintrob, and Rose Hadshar. The article was first…
- [AI Narration] AI for AI for Epistemics · 17 minThis is an AI narration of "AI for AI for Epistemics" by Owen Cotton-Barratt and Lukas Finnveden. The article was first released on 1st April 2026. You can read more of our…
- [AI Narration] AI should (sometimes) be proactively prosocial · 33 minThis is an AI narration of "AI should (sometimes) be proactively prosocial" by Tom Davidson and William MacAskill. The article was first released on 29th March 2026. You can…
- [AI Narration] Is labor a luxury in the long run? · 43 minThis is an AI narration of "Is labor a luxury in the long run?" by Philip Trammel. The article was first released on 27th March 2026. You can read more of our research at…
