The Tim Ferriss Show

The Tim Ferriss Show

#120: Will MacAskill on Effective Altruism, Y Combinator, and Artificial Intelligence

Nov 22, 2015 · 02:21:21

✨ AI Summary

Will MacAskill on effective altruism and AI.
Youngest associate professor of philosophy at Oxford.
Pledges to donate earnings to effective charities.

Guests on This Episode

AI

Artificial Intelligence

5 podcast appearances

YC

Y Combinator

1 podcast appearance

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