William MacAskill

William MacAskill is a moral philosopher and Senior Research Fellow at Forethought whose work focuses on AGI preparedness and the long-term future. Before joining Forethought he was an Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oxford. He is best known for co-founding the effective altruism movement through organisations such as Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, the Centre for Effective Altruism and the Global Priorities Institute, and for authoring or co-authoring the books Doing Good Better, What We Owe The Future, Moral Uncertainty and An Introduction to Utilitarianism.

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