Joe’s did a BPhil in philosophy at Oxford University and is a prolific writer on topics both philosophical and practical (until recently his blog was called ‘Hands and Cities’ but it’s all now collected on his personal site.
What should I ask him?
Some things Joe has written which we could talk about include:
[Question] What should I ask Joe Carlsmith — Open Phil researcher, philosopher and blogger?
Next week for The 80,000 Hours Podcast I’ll be interviewing Joe Carlsmith, Senior Research Analyst at Open Philanthropy.
Joe’s did a BPhil in philosophy at Oxford University and is a prolific writer on topics both philosophical and practical (until recently his blog was called ‘Hands and Cities’ but it’s all now collected on his personal site.
What should I ask him?
Some things Joe has written which we could talk about include:
Is Power-Seeking AI an Existential Risk?
Actually possible: thoughts on Utopia
On infinite ethics —XIV. The death of a utilitarian dream
Anthropics: Learning from the fact that you exist
Against neutrality about creating happy lives
Wholehearted choices and “morality as taxes”
On clinging
Can you control the past?