Toby Ord contributed 7 pages to the latest UN Human Development Report. The material won’t be new to anyone who’s read The Precipice, but it’s heartening to see this kind of thing matter-of-factly added to such a major document.
I like that Ord explicitly tied x-risk management to the concept of sustainability. I’ve noticed that sustainability is a longtermist concept because it considers the needs of future generations, but I don’t think there’s been much crosstalk between advocates of sustainability and EA-style longtermism.
Toby Ord contributed 7 pages to the latest UN Human Development Report. The material won’t be new to anyone who’s read The Precipice, but it’s heartening to see this kind of thing matter-of-factly added to such a major document.
I like that Ord explicitly tied x-risk management to the concept of sustainability. I’ve noticed that sustainability is a longtermist concept because it considers the needs of future generations, but I don’t think there’s been much crosstalk between advocates of sustainability and EA-style longtermism.