Hear This Idea is a podcast showcasing new thinking in philosophy, the social sciences, and effective altruism. Each episode has an accompanying write-up at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes.
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Dean Spears is an an Economic Demographer, Development Economist, and Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin. With Michael Geruso , Dean is the co-author of After the Spike: Population, Progress, and the Case for People . You can see a full transcript and a list of resources on the episode page on our website . We're back from a hiatus! We still intend to post new…
Max Smeets is a Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich's Center for Security Studies and Co-Director of Virtual Routes You can find links and a transcript at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/smeets In this episode we talk about: The different types of cyber operations that a nation state might launch How international norms formed around what kind of cyber attacks are “allowed” The challenges that even…
Tom Kalil is the CEO of Renaissance Philanthropy . He also served in the White House for two presidents (under Obama and Clinton); where he helped establish incentive prizes in government through challenge.gov ; in addition to dozens of science and tech program. More recently Tom served as the Chief Innovation Officer at Schmidt Futures , where he helped launch Convergent Research . Matt Clancy is…
Dr Cynthia Schuck-Paim is the Scientific Director of the Welfare Footprint Project , a scientific effort to quantify animal welfare to inform practice, policy, investing and purchasing decisions. You can find links and a transcript at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/schuck . We discuss: How to begin thinking about quantifying animal experiences in a cross-comparable way Whether the ability to feel…
Dan Williams is a Lecturer in Philosophy at the University of Sussex and an Associate Fellow at the Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI) at the University of Cambridge. You can find links and a transcript at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/williams . We discuss: If reasoning is so useful, why are we so bad at it? Do some bad ideas really work like ‘mind viruses’? Is the ‘luxury…
Tamay Besiroglu is a researcher working on the intersection of economics and AI. He is currently the Associate Director of Epoch AI , a research institute investigating key trends and questions that will shape the trajectory and governance of AI. You can find links and a transcript at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/besiroglu In this episode we talked about open source the risks and benefits of open…
Jacob Trefethen oversees Open Philanthropy’s science and science policy programs. He was a Henry Fellow at Harvard University, and has a B.A. from the University of Cambridge. You can find links and a transcript at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/trefethen In this episode we talked about open source the risks and benefits of open source AI models. We talk about: Life-saving health technologies which…
Elizabeth Seger is the Director of Technology Policy at Demos , a cross-party UK think tank with a program on trustworthy AI . You can find links and a transcript at www.hearthisidea.com/episodes/seger In this episode we talked about open source the risks and benefits of open source AI models. We talk about: What ‘open source’ really means What is (and isn’t) open about ‘open source’ AI models How…
Joe Carlsmith is a writer, researcher, and philosopher. He works as a senior research analyst at Open Philanthropy , where he focuses on existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence. He also writes independently about various topics in philosophy and futurism, and holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Oxford. You can find links and a transcript at…
Eric Schwitzgebel is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Riverside . His main interests include connections between empirical psychology and philosophy of mind and the nature of belief . His book The Weirdness of the World can be found here . We talk about: The possibility of digital consciousness Policy ideas for avoiding major moral mistakes around digital consciousness…