This is a selection of highlights from episode #184 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Zvi Mowshowitz on sleeping on sleeper agents, and the biggest AI updates since ChatGPT And if you…

Matt Reardon, Arden Koehler, and Huon Porteous sit down with Dwarkesh Patel to find out how you become a world-famous (among tech intellectuals) podcast host at 23. We also discuss how 80k would have advised 21-year-old Dwarkesh and 80k strategy more broadly. You can check out the video version of this episode on YouTube at https://youtu.be/H5px6CQ…

This is a cross-post of an interview Rob Wiblin did on Robert Wright's Nonzero podcast in January 2024. You can get access to full episodes of that show by subscribing to the Nonzero Newsletter. They talk about Sam Bankman-Fried, virtue ethics, the growing influence of longtermism, what role EA played in the OpenAI board drama, the culture of local…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #183 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Spencer Greenberg on causation without correlation, money and happiness, lightgassing, hype vs va…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #182 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Bob Fischer on comparing the welfare of humans, chickens, pigs, octopuses, bees, and more And if …

"We really, really want to make sure that nuclear war never breaks out. But we also know — from all of the examples of the Cold War, all these close calls — that it very well could, as long as there are nuclear weapons in the world. So if it does, we want to have some ways of preventing that from turning into a civilisation-threatening, cataclysmic…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #181 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Laura Deming on the science that could keep us healthy in our 80s and beyond And if you're findin…

You can check out the video version of this episode on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFEb8ICWJQQ In this episode of our new podcast project, Matt Reardon, Bella Forristal, and Arden Koehler sit down with Joel Becker to find out what’s great about America, what was not so great about FTX, and invite you to port back to the time when Ard…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #180 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Hugo Mercier on why gullibility and misinformation are overrated And if you're finding these high…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #179 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Randy Nesse on why evolution left us so vulnerable to depression and anxiety And if you're findin…

Matt, Bella, and Cody sit down with Chana Messinger to find out what she does, how to insulate ourselves from harsh realities, and whether pub trivia is complete waste of time. You can find Chana’s long-defunct blog at: https://themerelyreal.wordpress.com/ Update February 20, 2024: The 'steelman' bounty has been claimed! You can also find a full vi…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #178 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Emily Oster on what the evidence actually says about pregnancy and parenting And if you're findin…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #177 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Nathan Labenz on recent AI breakthroughs and navigating the growing rift between AI safety and ac…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #146 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Robert Long on why large language models like GPT (probably) aren’t conscious And if you're findi…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #176 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Nathan Labenz on the final push for AGI, understanding OpenAI’s leadership drama, and red-teaming…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #175 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Lucia Coulter on preventing lead poisoning for $1.66 per child And if you're finding these highli…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #174 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Nita Farahany on the neurotechnology already being used to convict criminals and manipulate worke…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #173 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Jeff Sebo on digital minds, and how to avoid sleepwalking into a major moral catastrophe And if y…

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Benjamin Hilton reads his AI safety technical research career review. Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more. You might also want to check out: The AI safety starter pack Our problem profile on AI risk The 80,000 Hours Podcast on Artificial Intelligence (a collection of 10 key AI episodes from our …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #147 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Spencer Greenberg on stopping valueless papers from getting into top journals And if you're findi…

"The very first office we had was just a balcony in an Oxford College dining hall. It was totally open to the dining hall, so every lunch and dinner time it would be super noisy because it'd be like 200 people all eating below us. And then I think we just had a bit where we just didn't have an office, so we worked out of the canteen in the library …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #172 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Bryan Caplan on why you should stop reading the news And if you're finding these highlights episo…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #148 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Johannes Ackva on unfashionable climate interventions that work, and fashionable ones that don’t …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #171 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Alison Young on how top labs have jeopardised public health with repeated biosafety failures And …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #170 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Santosh Harish on how air pollution is responsible for ~12% of global deaths — and how to get tha…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #169 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Paul Niehaus on whether cash transfers cause economic growth, and keeping theft to acceptable lev…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #168 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Ian Morris on whether deep history says we’re heading for an intelligence explosion And if you're…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #167 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Seren Kell on the research gaps holding back alternative proteins from mass adoption And if you'r…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #166 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Tantum Collins on what he’s learned as an AI policy insider at the White House, DeepMind and else…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #165 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Anders Sandberg on war in space, whether civilisations age, and the best things possible in our u…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #164 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Kevin Esvelt on cults that want to kill everyone, stealth vs wildfire pandemics, and how he felt …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #163 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Toby Ord on the perils of maximising the good that you do And if you're finding these highlights …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #162 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Mustafa Suleyman on getting Washington and Silicon Valley to tame AI And if you're finding these …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #161 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Michael Webb on whether AI will soon cause job loss, lower incomes, and higher inequality — or th…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #160 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Hannah Ritchie on why it makes sense to be optimistic about the environment And if you're finding…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #159 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Jan Leike on OpenAI’s massive push to make superintelligence safe in 4 years or less And if you'r…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #158 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Holden Karnofsky on how AIs might take over even if they’re no smarter than humans, and his four-…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #157 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Ezra Klein on existential risk from AI and what DC could do about it And if you're finding these …

This is a selection of highlights from episode #156 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Markus Anderljung on how to regulate cutting-edge AI models And if you're finding these highlight…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #155 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Lennart Heim on the compute governance era and what has to come after And if you're finding these…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #154 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Rohin Shah on DeepMind and trying to fairly hear out both AI doomers and doubters And if you're f…

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Luisa Rodriguez and Alex Lawsen discuss common mistakes people make when trying to do good with their careers, and advice on how to avoid them. Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript. They cover: Taking 80,000 Hours’ rankings too seriously Not trying hard enough to fail Feeling like you need to optim…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #153 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Elie Hassenfeld on two big picture critiques of GiveWell’s approach, and six lessons from their r…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #152 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Joe Carlsmith on navigating serious philosophical confusion And if you're finding these highlight…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #151 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Ajeya Cotra on accidentally teaching AI models to deceive us And if you're finding these highligh…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #150 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Tom Davidson on how quickly AI could transform the world And if you're finding these highlights e…

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Luisa Rodriguez and Hannah Boettcher discuss various approaches to therapy, and how to use them in practice — focusing specifically on people trying to have a big impact. Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript. They cover: The effectiveness of therapy, and tips for finding a therapist Moral demanding…

This is a selection of highlights from episode #149 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast. These aren't necessarily the most important, or even most entertaining parts of the interview — and if you enjoy this, we strongly recommend checking out the full episode: Tim LeBon on how altruistic perfectionism is self-defeating And if you're finding these highlight…

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Benjamin Todd and Roman Duda's career review on operations management. Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more. You might also want to check out our 80,000 Hours Podcast episodes with Tara Mac Aulay and Tanya Singh. Get this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast…

In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads Benjamin Todd's article on social impact. Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more. You might also want to check out our article on why not to take a harmful career even if you think it’ll do more good. Get this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast on the world’…