Rational Animations creates animated educational videos on AI safety and alignment, rationality, effective altruism, and transformative technology. Their work aims to bring rigorous thinking about humanity's future to broad audiences who may not yet be engaged with these communities. The fully remote international team of approximately 40 artists, writers, and technologists collaborates to produce content distributed free on YouTube, with partners including 80,000 Hours, the Center for AI Safety, and GiveDirectly.
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Rational Animations believes that high-quality animated video content can introduce mainstream audiences to AI safety, rationality, and effective altruism ideas at scale. By reaching viewers who are not already part of these communities, the channel aims to grow the number of people who understand AI risks and take action to address them. This expands the talent and donor pipeline for the broader AI safety ecosystem. The approach is deliberately cautious about community-building risks, focusing on building independent credibility before directing audiences toward existing EA or rationalist spaces.
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 9:59 PM UTC
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- Mar 19, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC