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Will MacAskill

Published podcast speaker

Claims: 11
Episodes: 1
Shows: 1
Named items: 0

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What Will said.

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01 / prediction

9 Aug 2022

If there’s a culture that's into making textiles in an automated way as opposed to England in the 18th century, then that economy will take over the world.

“If there’s a culture that's into making textiles in an automated way as opposed to England in the 18th century, then that economy will take over the world.”

Speaker: Will MacAskill
Episode: Will MacAskill - Longtermism, Altruism, History, & Technology
Publisher: Dwarkesh Podcast

02 / prediction

9 Aug 2022

We will only get that information in a thousand-years time because we're talking about impactful strategies for the long-term.

“We will only get that information in a thousand-years time because we're talking about impactful strategies for the long-term.”

Speaker: Will MacAskill
Episode: Will MacAskill - Longtermism, Altruism, History, & Technology
Publisher: Dwarkesh Podcast

03 / prediction

9 Aug 2022

The point in time (which may be sooner than we think) where the rulers of the world are digital rather than biological, that [ideological conformity] could persist.

“The point in time (which may be sooner than we think) where the rulers of the world are digital rather than biological, that [ideological conformity] could persist.”

Speaker: Will MacAskill
Episode: Will MacAskill - Longtermism, Altruism, History, & Technology
Publisher: Dwarkesh Podcast

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