“80,000 Hours is producing AI in Context — a new YouTube channel. Our first video, about the AI 2027 scenario, is up!” by ChanaMessinger, Aric Floyd
About the program Hi! We’re Chana and Aric, from the new 80,000 Hours video program. For over a decade, 80,000 Hours has been talking about the world's most pressing problems in newsletters, articles ...
10 Jul 20255min
“A shallow review of what transformative AI means for animal welfare” by Lizka, Ben_West🔸
Epistemic status: This post — the result of a loosely timeboxed ~2-day sprint[1] — is more like “research notes with rough takes” than “report with solid answers.” You should interpret the things we s...
10 Jul 202538min
“Road to AnimalHarmBench” by Artūrs Kaņepājs, Constance Li
TL;DR: We developed an empirical benchmark to assess risk of harm to nonhuman animals from LLMs. Influenced by EU legal frameworks and pre-existing taxonomies of potential AI harm to animals, our work...
10 Jul 202511min
[Linkpost] “Eating Honey is (Probably) Fine, Actually” by Linch
This is a link post. I wrote a reply to the Bentham Bulldog argument that has been going mildly viral. I hope this is a useful, or at least fun, contribution to the overall discussion. “One pump of h...
6 Jul 20256min
“Morality is Objective” by Bentham’s Bulldog
Is Morality ObjectivePlace your vote or view results.disagreeagree There is dispute among EAs--and the general public more broadly--about whether morality is objective. So I thought I'd kick off a [.....
30 Jun 202519min
“Galactic x-risks: Obstacles to Accessing the Cosmic Endowment” by JordanStone
Once we expand to other star systems, we may begin a self-propagating expansion of human civilisation throughout the galaxy. However, there are existential risks potentially capable of destroying a ga...
29 Jun 20251h 1min
“You should update on how DC is talking about AI” by Abby Babby
If you are planning on doing AI policy communications to DC policymakers, I recommend watching the full video of the Select Committee on the CCP hearing from this week. In his introductory comments,...
29 Jun 20251min
“A Practical Guide for Aspiring Super Connectors” by Constance Li
TL;DR: You can create outsized value by introducing the right people at the right time in the right way. This post shares general principles and tips I've found useful. Once you become a super connec...
25 Jun 202510min
