Will Aldred

Will Aldred is a Grants Associate at Macroscopic Ventures, a Swiss nonprofit focused on reducing catastrophic and suffering risks, where he works on grant evaluations and grantmaking strategy. He has a background in technological forecasting, having previously served as a Research Analyst in AI Forecasting at Metaculus, where he contributed to the AI Pathways Report and forecasting research on AI risk and policy. Earlier in his career, he was a Nuclear Risk Programme Coordinator at the Cambridge Existential Risks Initiative (CERI), where he managed the nuclear risk stream of the 2022 Summer Research Fellowship and produced research overviews on nuclear existential risk. He also served as Director of Research at Effective Altruism Cambridge and as a Research Manager at the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative. Aldred received a Long-Term Future Fund grant to support six months of independent research into risks from nuclear weapons and upskilling in AI strategy. He is an active contributor to the EA Forum with over 5,000 karma and has written on topics including nuclear risk, AI timelines, and existential risk research priorities.

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