Reading list
Research and resources
The organizations and videos we return to most. Anyone can add to this list through the form at the bottom of the page.
Two to watch first
Kevin Esvelt (MIT) on pandemic prevention and engineered pathogens
The economics of cultivated meat and precision fermentation
Organizations and research
80,000 Hours
Research on which problems are most pressing and which careers actually address them. The clearest starting point for someone deciding what to work on.
80000hours.orgBlueDot Impact
Free courses on AI safety, governance, pandemic prevention, and technical alignment. The Library++ model would load these onto every machine.
bluedot.org/coursesGiveDirectly
Unconditional cash transfers delivered at scale, with published results. The strongest evidence base in poverty reduction.
givedirectly.orgGood Food Institute
The main research organization on cultivated meat, precision fermentation, and plant proteins. The technical case behind the factory farming proposals.
gfi.orgCenter for AI Safety
The statement signed by hundreds of researchers and lab executives: "Mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority."
safe.ai/work/statement-on-ai-riskOpen Philanthropy
A large funder of work on AI safety, pandemic prevention, farm animal welfare, and global poverty. Their cause prioritization is public.
openphilanthropy.orgEffective Altruism
An introduction to comparing causes by scale, neglectedness, and tractability. Useful as a method even if you reject the conclusions.
effectivealtruism.orgVideos, articles, and resources from readers
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