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# William MacAskill

#### Senior Research Fellow

Before joining Forethought, William MacAskill was an Associate Professor of moral philosophy at the University of Oxford. He wrote the books [Doing Good Better](https://www.faber.co.uk/product/9781783350506-doing-good-better/), [Moral Uncertainty](https://www.moraluncertainty.com/), and [What We Owe The Future](https://whatweowethefuture.com/uk/). Will is also the cofounder of [Giving What We Can](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/), [80,000 Hours](https://80000hours.org/), [Centre for Effective Altruism](https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/) and the [Global Priorities Institute](https://globalprioritiesinstitute.org/).

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#### Articles by William MacAskill

[24th April 2026\\
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**The Saturation View**\\
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![The Saturation View](https://images.ctfassets.net/4owxfjx3z3if/1UNqF3qWKuC5CtIEtEX7Z/783c2e4cd09781d38408f934c9199462/a-saturated-universe.jpg?w=3840&q=75&fm=webp)](https://www.forethought.org/research/the-saturation-view) [29th March 2026\\
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**AI should (sometimes) be proactively prosocial** \\
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with Tom Davidson\\
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![AI should (sometimes) be proactively prosocial](https://images.ctfassets.net/4owxfjx3z3if/edW49VEH1ibTPgff2jvgG/672920b8049a393c09d4d55a71b2e369/caring-hand.png?w=3840&q=75&fm=webp)](https://www.forethought.org/research/ai-should-sometimes-be-proactively-prosocial) [26th March 2026\\
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**Concrete Projects in AGI Preparedness** \\
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with Fin Moorhouse\\
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![Concrete Projects in AGI Preparedness](https://images.ctfassets.net/4owxfjx3z3if/5QDQZZKkW2gS2PpmLmO7ug/f85a106ab7e6beecf1083873d78676a2/concrete-projects.png?w=3840&q=75&fm=webp)](https://www.forethought.org/research/concrete-projects-in-agi-preparedness) [23rd March 2026\\
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**The importance of AI character** \\
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with Tom Davidson\\
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![The importance of AI character](https://images.ctfassets.net/4owxfjx3z3if/1v3tgUCDsvAzRD6dGLxrHC/3dc37775e698a3682bbeccdc1f1bbea5/rigid-vs-malleable.png?w=3840&q=75&fm=webp)](https://www.forethought.org/research/the-importance-of-ai-character) [23rd February 2026\\
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**Moral public goods are a big deal for whether we get a good future** \\
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with Tom Davidson, Mia Taylo

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