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William MacAskill on Effective Altruism

William MacAskill on Effective Altruism

Update: 2025-11-15
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Yascha Mounk and William MacAskill also discuss artificial intelligence.


William MacAskill is a moral philosopher and cofounder of the effective altruism movement.  


He's the author of Doing Good Better and What We Owe the Future. He is a Senior Research Fellow at Forethought Research and works on preparing society for rapid AI-driven technological change.


In this week’s conversation, Yascha Mounk and William MacAskill discuss the arguments for effective altruism, the motivations of Sam Bankman-Fried, and whether AI is a risk to humanity.


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William MacAskill on Effective Altruism

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