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This is a selection of highlights from episode #189 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:
And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
Chapters:
- Luisa's intro (00:00:00)
- What is market shaping? (00:00:25)
- Why some countries didn't have COVID vaccines sooner (00:05:04)
- Designing incentives for pull mechanisms (00:09:12)
- Using pull mechanisms to get a universal COVID vaccine (00:13:31)
- Pull mechanisms to incentivise repurposing of generic drugs (00:18:20)
- Specific interventions versus systemic reform in education (00:23:25)
Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong
04/04/24 • 128 min
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 effective altruism groups, where Rob thinks people get EA most seriously wrong, what Rob fears most about rogue AI, the double-edged sword of AI-empowered governments, and flattening the curve of AI's social disruption.
And if you enjoy this, you could also check out episode 101 of The 80,000 Hours Podcast: Robert Wright on using cognitive empathy to save the world.
Introducing 80k After Hours
80k After Hours
02/24/22 • 13 min
80k After Hours is a podcast by the team that brings you The 80,000 Hours Podcast.
Here Rob Wiblin and Keiran Harris briefly explain what to expect from the new show.
Anonymous advice: If you want to reduce AI risk, should you take roles that advance AI capabilities? (Article)
80k After Hours
01/20/23 • 30 min
In this episode of 80k After Hours, Perrin Walker reads 11 anonymous responses to the question: "if you want to help prevent an AI-related catastrophe, should you be open to roles that also advance AI capabilities, or steer clear of them?"
Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.
You might also want to check out our original anonymous answers series, the highlights of which were released on the original 80,000 Hours Podcast feed.
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Editing and narration: Perrin Walker
Audio proofing: Katy Moore
03/11/24 • 25 min
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
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Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong
This is a selection of highlights from episode #185 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:
And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong
Michelle and Habiba on what they’d tell their younger selves, and the impact of the 1-1 team
80k After Hours
03/09/22 • 64 min
In this episode of 80k After Hours — Rob continues to interview his 80,000 Hours colleagues Michelle Hutchinson and Habiba Islam about the 1-1 team.
Links to learn more, highlights and full transcript.
This is the second of a two-part interview. You can find the first part on the original 80,000 Hours Podcast feed.
In this part, they cover:
- Whether just encouraging someone young to aspire to more than they currently are is one of the most impactful ways to spend half an hour
- How much impact the one-on-one team has, the biggest challenges they face as a group, and different paths they could have gone down
- Whether giving general advice is a doomed enterprise
- And more
Who this episode is for:
- Young people interested in 80,000 Hours
- People curious about the inner-workings of the 1-1 team
- People who left the first part wanting more
Who this episode isn’t for:
- People who left the first part wanting less
- People who like up-to-date movie recommendations
Want to get free one-on-one advice from our team? We're here to help.
We’ve helped thousands of people formulate their plans and put them in touch with mentors.
We've expanded our ability to deliver one-on-one meetings so are keen to help more people than ever before. If you're a regular listener to the show we're especially likely to want to speak with you.
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Producer: Keiran Harris
Audio mastering: Ben Cordell
Transcriptions: Katy Moore
09/06/23 • 137 min
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 optimise for having the most impact *now*
- Feeling like you need to work directly on AI immediately
- Not taking a role because you think you’ll be replaceable
- Constantly considering other career options
- Overthinking or over-optimising career choices
- Being unwilling to think things through for yourself
- Ignoring conventional career wisdom
- Doing community work even if you’re not suited to it
Who this episode is for:
- People who want to pursue a high-impact career
- People wondering how much AI progress should change their plans
- People who take 80,000 Hours’ career advice seriously
Who this episode isn’t for:
- People not taking 80k's career advice seriously enough
- People who've never made any career mistakes
- People who don't want to hear Alex say "I said a bunch of stuff, maybe some of it's true" every time he's on the podcast
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Producer and editor: Keiran Harris
Audio Engineering Lead: Ben Cordell
Technical editing: Milo McGuire and Dominic Armstrong
Additional content editing: Luisa Rodriguez and Katy Moore
Transcriptions: Katy Moore
09/12/22 • 16 min
In this episode of 80k After Hours, Habiba Islam reads Benjamin Todd's career review on founding new projects tackling top problems.
Here’s the original piece if you’d like to learn more.
You might also want to check out these relevant pieces:
- The growth of effective altruism: what does it mean for our priorities and level of ambition? — Benjamin Todd
- Notes on good judgement and how to develop it — Benjamin Todd
- What we learned from a year incubating longtermist entrepreneurship — Rebecca Kagan, Jade Leung, Ben Clifford
Get this episode by subscribing to our more experimental podcast on the world’s most pressing problems and how to solve them: type 80k After Hours into your podcasting app.
Producer: Keiran Harris
Audio mastering: Beppe Rådvik and Ben Cordell
Highlights: #200 – Ezra Karger on what superforecasters and experts think about existential risks
80k After Hours
09/18/24 • 22 min
This is a selection of highlights from episode #200 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 Karger on what superforecasters and experts think about existential risks
And if you're finding these highlights episodes valuable, please let us know by emailing [email protected].
Highlights:
- Luisa’s intro (00:00:00)
- Why we need forecasts about existential risks (00:00:26)
- Headline estimates of existential and catastrophic risks (00:02:43)
- What explains disagreements about AI risks? (00:06:18)
- Learning more doesn't resolve disagreements about AI risks (00:08:59)
- A lot of disagreement about AI risks is about when AI will pose risks (00:11:31)
- Cruxes about AI risks (00:15:17)
- Is forecasting actually useful in the real world? (00:18:24)
Highlights put together by Simon Monsour, Milo McGuire, and Dominic Armstrong
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How many episodes does 80k After Hours have?
80k After Hours currently has 90 episodes available.
What topics does 80k After Hours cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts, Documentary, Self-Improvement, Society & Culture and Education.
What is the most popular episode on 80k After Hours?
The episode title 'Clay Graubard and Robert de Neufville on forecasting the war in Ukraine' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on 80k After Hours?
The average episode length on 80k After Hours is 40 minutes.
How often are episodes of 80k After Hours released?
Episodes of 80k After Hours are typically released every 6 days, 3 hours.
When was the first episode of 80k After Hours?
The first episode of 80k After Hours was released on Feb 24, 2022.
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