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- TOBY ORD is a moral philosopher at Oxford University and a senior research fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute. His work focuses on the big picture questions facing humanity.
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Toby David Godfrey Ord (born July 1979) [3] is an Australian philosopher. In 2009 he founded Giving What We Can , an international society whose members pledge to donate at least 10% of their income to effective charities, and is a key figure in the effective altruism movement, which promotes using reason and evidence to help the lives of ...
Sep 6, 2017 · If you prefer a book, Dr Toby Ord, an Oxford philosopher and advisor to 80,000 Hours, has recently published The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity which gives an overview of the moral importance of future generations, and what we can do to help them today.
Toby Ord is a Senior Researcher at the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative and serves on the board of the Centre for the Governance of AI. His work focuses on the big picture questions facing humanity.
Jul 30, 2013 · Toby co-founded Giving What We Can and the wider effective altruism movement. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University. His current research is on the long-term future of humanity, and the risks which threaten to drastically limit our potential.
Dec 1, 2020 · Eleven years ago, in November 2009, a philosopher at Oxford named Toby Ord set up an organization called Giving What We Can. His idea was to ask people to commit, with him, to donate at...
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Apr 15, 2021 · One of the most highly anticipated contributions to this field of study is Toby Ord’s The Precipice: Existential Risk and the Future of Humanity. In this new book, Ord combines philosophical considerations with evidence from other scientific disciplines to investigate several pressing questions surrounding existential risks, such as: Which ...
Mar 7, 2020 · Robert Wiblin: Today, I’m speaking with Dr. Toby Ord, a moral philosopher at Oxford University. His work focuses on the big picture questions facing humanity.
