Holden Karnofsky

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

#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

3hr 13mins

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“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

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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[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

[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

[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

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

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

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

30mins

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