27 Podcast Episodes
“We’re Not Ready: thoughts on ‘pausing’ and responsible scaling policies” by Holden Karnofsky
“We’re Not Ready: thoughts on ‘pausing’ and responsible scaling policies” by Holden Karnofsky
Views are my own, not Open Philanthropy's. I am married to the President of Anthropic and have a financial interest in ... Read more
27 Oct 2023
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#158 – Holden Karnofsky on how AIs might take over even if they're no smarter than humans, and his 4-part playbook for AI risk
#158 – Holden Karnofsky on how AIs might take over even if they're no smarter than humans, and his 4-part playbook for AI risk
Back in 2007, Holden Karnofsky cofounded GiveWell, where he sought out the charities that most cost-effectively helped s... Read more
31 Jul 2023
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3hr 13mins
“A Playbook for AI Risk Reduction (focused on misaligned AI)” by Holden Karnofsky
“A Playbook for AI Risk Reduction (focused on misaligned AI)” by Holden Karnofsky
I sometimes hear people asking: “What is the plan for avoiding a catastrophe from misaligned AI?” This post gives my w... Read more
7 Jun 2023
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Das wichtigste Jahrhundert: Die Beitragsreihe kurz zusammengefasst – Holden Karnofsky
Das wichtigste Jahrhundert: Die Beitragsreihe kurz zusammengefasst – Holden Karnofsky
Könnte es sich bei diesem Jahrhundert um einen geschichtlichen Dreh- und Angelpunkt handelt? Für diese Hypothese argumen... Read more
19 May 2023
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23mins
[Week 3] “AI Safety Seems Hard to Measure” by Holden Karnofsky
[Week 3] “AI Safety Seems Hard to Measure” by Holden Karnofsky
In previous pieces, I argued that there’s a real and large risk of AI systems’ developing dangerous goals of their own a... Read more
13 May 2023
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[Week 5] “Racing Through a Minefield: the AI Deployment Problem” by Holden Karnofsky
[Week 5] “Racing Through a Minefield: the AI Deployment Problem” by Holden Karnofsky
Push AI forward too fast, and catastrophe could occur. Too slow, and someone else less cautious could do it. Is there a ... Read more
13 May 2023
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[Week 8] “My current impressions on career choice for longtermists” by Holden Karnofsky
[Week 8] “My current impressions on career choice for longtermists” by Holden Karnofsky
This post summarizes the way I currently think about career choice for longtermists. I have put much less time into thin... Read more
13 May 2023
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Holden Karnofsky - Transformative AI & Most Important Century
Holden Karnofsky - Transformative AI & Most Important Century
Holden Karnofsky is the co-CEO of Open Philanthropy and co-founder of GiveWell. He is also the author of one of the most... Read more
3 Jan 2023
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1hr 56mins
Big needs in longtermism and how to help with them | Holden Karnofsky | EA Global: SF 22
Big needs in longtermism and how to help with them | Holden Karnofsky | EA Global: SF 22
Holden talks about what he most wishes more people were doing today (career-wise), from a longtermist perspective, and t... Read more
3 Sep 2022
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1hr 15mins
EA - Nonprofit Boards are Weird by Holden Karnofsky
EA - Nonprofit Boards are Weird by Holden Karnofsky
Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist ... Read more
28 Jun 2022
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30mins