Philosophy, AI safety, longtermism, effective altruism
Current Role
Co-founder and CEO, Secure AI Project
Key Contribution
PhD dissertation On the Overwhelming Importance of Shaping the Far Future (2013)
Affiliated Organizations
Secure AI Project, formerly Coefficient GivingOrganizationCoefficient GivingCoefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy) has directed $4B+ in grants since 2014, including $336M to AI safety (~60% of external funding). The organization spent ~$50M on AI safety in 2024, w...Quality: 55/100, FTX Future Fund, Future of Humanity InstituteOrganizationFuture of Humanity InstituteThe Future of Humanity Institute (2005-2024) was a pioneering Oxford research center that founded existential risk studies and AI alignment research, growing from 3 to ~50 researchers and receiving...Quality: 51/100, Centre for Effective AltruismOrganizationCentre for Effective AltruismOxford-based organization that coordinates the effective altruism movement, running EA Global conferences, supporting local groups, and maintaining the EA Forum.Quality: 78/100