Longtermism
A branch of effective altruism holding that because future generations vastly outnumber the present one, reducing existential risk carries extremely high moral priority. It is the theoretical basis for effective altruism's focus on AI safety.
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EA's Longtermism methodology holds that future generations will vastly outnumber present ones, so reducing existential risk has extremely high moral priority.
Longtermism directs EA's attention toward AI safety, because if AI goes out of control it could lead to the end of human civilization, making investment in alignment research have extremely high expected good value.
Long-termism can bring competitive advantages in three areas: decision-making quality, talent and trust, and compounding effects.
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EA's Longtermism methodology holds that future generations will vastly outnumber present ones, so reducing existential risk has extremely high moral priority.
50%UnverifiedLongtermism directs EA's attention toward AI safety, because if AI goes out of control it could lead to the end of human civilization, making investment in alignment research have extremely high expected good value.
50%UnverifiedLong-termism can bring competitive advantages in three areas: decision-making quality, talent and trust, and compounding effects.
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