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After completing his studies, Beckstead became a Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute and then a Program Officer for Open Philanthropy, where he oversaw much of that organization's research and grantmaking related to global catastrophic risk reduction. In November 2021, he joined the FTX Foundation as CEO, and ran the FTX Future Fund.[3] Along with the rest of the Future Fund team, he resigned in November 2022 when FTX collapsedcollapsed.[4].

After completing his studies, Beckstead became a Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute and then a Program Officer for Open Philanthropy, where he oversaw much of that organization's research and grantmaking related to global catastrophic risk reduction. In November 2021, he joined the FTX Foundation as CEO, and ran the FTX Future Fund.[3] Along with the rest of the Future Fund team, he resigned in November 2022 when FTX collapsed. collapsed[4].

Beckstead's research focuses on topics related to the long-term future and its normative implications, including existential risk,[4]5][5]6] population ethics,[6]7] space colonization,[7]8] and differential progress.[8]9] His doctoral dissertation, which combines some of these interests, is often credited as an important early contribution to longtermism.[9]10]

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    Eng, James (2010) Ordinary people, extraordinary giving, NBC News, December 21.

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    Muehlhauser, Luke (2011) Nick Beckstead - Morality and global catastrophic risks, Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot, January 30.

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    LinkedIn (2022) Nick Beckstead, LinkedIn.

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    Beckstead, Nick et al. (2022) The FTX Future Fund team has resigned.

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    Beckstead, Nick & Toby Ord (2014) Managing existential risk from emerging technologies, in Mark Walport (ed.) Annual Report of the Government Chief Scientific Advisor 2014. Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It. Evidence and Case Studies, London: Government Office for Science, pp. 115–120.

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    Beckstead, Nick (2015) The long-term significance of reducing global catastrophic risks, Open Philanthropy, August 13.

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    Beckstead, Nick (2019) A brief argument for the overwhelming importance of shaping the far future, in Hilary Greaves & Theron Pummer (eds.) Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 80–98.

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    Beckstead, Nick (2014) Will we eventually be able to colonize other stars? Notes from a preliminary review, Global Priorities Project, June 22.

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    Beckstead, Nick (2015) Differential technological development: some early thinking, The GiveWell Blog, September 30.

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    Beckstead, Nick (2013) On the Overwhelming Importance of Shaping the Far Future, PhD thesis, Rutgers University.

Nicholas Beckstead (born 1985) is an American philosopher and the Chief Executive Officer of the FTX Foundation.AI governance and safety consultant.

After completing his studies, Beckstead became a Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute and then a Program Officer for Open Philanthropy, where he oversaw much of that organization's research and grantmaking related to global catastrophic risk reduction. HeIn November 2021, he joined the FTX Foundation in November 2021.as CEO, and ran the FTX Future Fund.[3] Along with the rest of the Future Fund team, he resigned in November 2022 when FTX collapsed. 

After completing his studies, Beckstead became a Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute and then a Program Officer for Open Philanthropy, where he oversaw much of that organization's research and grantmaking related to global catastrophic risk reduction. He joined the FTX Foundation in November 2021.[3]

Beckstead's research focuses on topics related to the long-term future and its normative implications, including existential risk,[3]4][4]5] population ethics,[5]6] space colonization,[6]7] and differential progress.[7]8] His doctoral dissertation,[8] which combines some of these interests, is often credited as an important early contribution to longtermism.[9]

  1. ^

    Eng, James (2010) Ordinary people, extraordinary giving, NBC News, December 21.

  2. ^

    Muehlhauser, Luke (2011) Nick Beckstead - Morality and global catastrophic risks, Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot, January 30.

  3. ^

    LinkedIn (2022) Nick Beckstead, LinkedIn.

  4. ^

    Beckstead, Nick & Toby Ord (2014) Managing existential risk from emerging technologies, in Mark Walport (ed.) Annual Report of the Government Chief Scientific Advisor 2014. Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It. Evidence and Case Studies, London: Government Office for Science, pp. 115–120.

  5. ^

    Beckstead, Nick (2015) The long-term significance of reducing global catastrophic risks, Open Philanthropy, August 13.

  6. ^

    Beckstead, Nick (2019) A brief argument for the overwhelming importance of shaping the far future, in Hilary Greaves & Theron Pummer (eds.) Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 80–98.

  7. ^

    Beckstead, Nick (2014) Will we eventually be able to colonize other stars? Notes from a preliminary review, Global Priorities Project, June 22.

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    Beckstead, Nick (2015) Differential technological development: some early thinking, The GiveWell Blog, September 30.

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    Beckstead, Nick (2013) On the Overwhelming Importance of Shaping the Far Future, PhD thesis, Rutgers University.

Beckstead, Nick (2020) Existential risks: fundamentals, overview and intervention points, World Universities Debating Championship Distinguished Lecture Series, November 5.

Muehlhauser, Luke (2011) Nick Beckstead - Morality and global catastrophic risks, Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot, January 30.

Beckstead majored in mathematics and philosophy at the University of Minnesota and obtained a PhD in philosophy from Rutgers University. As a graduate student, he co-founded the first US chapter of Giving What We Can, pledging to donate half of his post-tax income until his retirement to the most cost-effective organizations fighting global poverty in the developing world (Eng 2010; Muehlhauser 2011).world.[1][2]

Beckstead's research focuses on topics related to the long-term future and its normative implications, including existential risk (Beckstead & Ord 2014; Beckstead 2015a),[3][4] population ethics (Beckstead 2019),[5] space colonization (Beckstead 2014),[6] and differential progress (Beckstead 2015b).[7] His doctoral dissertation (Beckstead 2013),dissertation,[8] which combines some of these interests, is often credited as an important early contribution to longtermism.

BibliographyFurther reading

Beckstead, Nick (2013)Wiblin, Robert (2017) On the Overwhelming ImportanceYou want to do as much good as possible and have billions of Shaping the Far Future, PhD thesis, Rutgers University.

Beckstead, Nick (2014) Will we eventually be able to colonize other stars? Notes from a preliminary reviewdollars. What do you do?, Global Priorities Project80,000 Hours, June 22.October 11.

External links

Nick Beckstead. Official website.

  1. ^

    Eng, James (2010) Ordinary people, extraordinary giving, NBC News, December 21.

  2. ^

    Muehlhauser, Luke (2011) Nick Beckstead - Morality and global catastrophic risks, Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot, January 30.

  3. ^

    Beckstead, Nick & Toby Ord (2014) Managing existential risk from emerging technologies, in Mark Walport (ed.) Annual Report of the Government Chief Scientific Advisor 2014. Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It. Evidence and Case Studies, London: Government Office for Science, pp. 115–120.

  4. ^

    Beckstead, Nick (2015a)(2015) The long-term significance of reducing global catastrophic risks, Open Philanthropy, August 13.

    Beckstead, Nick (2015b)

  5. Differential technological development: some early thinking^, The GiveWell Blog, September 30.

    Beckstead, Nick (2019) A brief argument for the overwhelming importance of shaping the far future, in Hilary Greaves & Theron Pummer (eds.) Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 80–98.

  6. ^

    Eng, James (2010)Beckstead, Nick (2014) Ordinary people, extraordinary givingWill we eventually be able to colonize other stars? Notes from a preliminary review, NBC NewsGlobal Priorities Project, December 21.June 22.

  7. ^

    Muehlhauser, Luke (2011) Beckstead, Nick Beckstead - Morality and global catastrophic risks(2015) Differential technological development: some early thinking, Conversations fromThe GiveWell Blog, September 30.

  8. ^

    Beckstead, Nick (2013) On the Pale Blue Dot, January 30.

    Wiblin, Robert (2017) You want to do as much good as possible and have billionsOverwhelming Importance of dollars. What do you do?Shaping the Far Future, 80,000 Hours, October 11.PhD thesis, Rutgers University.

    External links

    Nick Beckstead. Official website.

Beckstead majored in mathematics and philosophy at the University of Minnesota and obtained a PhD in philosophy from Rutgers University. As a graduate student, he co-founded the first U.S.US chapter of Giving What We Can, pledging to donate half of his post-tax income until his retirement to the most cost-effective organizations fighting global poverty in the developeddeveloping world (Eng 2010; Muehlhauser 2011).

Beckstead majored in mathematics and philosophy at the University of Minnesota and obtained a PhD in philosophy from Rutgers University. As a graduate student, he co-founded the first U.S. chapter of Giving What We Can, pledging to donate half of his post-tax income until his retirement to the most cost-effective organizations fighting global poverty in the developed world (Eng 2010)2010; Muehlhauser 2011).

Muehlhauser, Luke (2011) Nick Beckstead - Morality and global catastrophic risks, Conversations from the Pale Blue Dot, January 30.

Beckstead majored in mathematics and philosophy at the University of Minnesota and obtained a PhD in philosophy from Rutgers University. As a graduate student, Becksteadhe co-founded the first U.S. chapter of Giving What We Can, pledging to donate half of his post-tax income until his retirement (Eng 2010).

Beckstead's research focuses on topics related to the long-term future and its normative implications, including existential risk (Beckstead & Ord 2014; Beckstead 2015a), population ethics (Beckstead 2019), space colonization (Beckstead 2014), and differential progress (Beckstead 2015b). His doctoral dissertation (Beckstead 2013), which combines some of these interests, is often credited as an important early important contribution to longtermism.

Nicholas Beckstead (born 1985) is an American philosopher and the Chief Executive Officer of the FTX Foundation.

Background

Beckstead majored in mathematics and philosophy at the University of Minnesota and obtained a PhD in philosophy from Rutgers University. As a graduate student, Beckstead co-founded the first U.S. chapter of Giving What We Can, pledging to donate half of his post-tax income until his retirement (Eng 2010).

After completing his studies, Beckstead became a Research Fellow at the Future of Humanity Institute and then a Program Officer for Open Philanthropy, where he oversaw much of that organization's research and grantmaking related to global catastrophic risk reduction.

Research

Beckstead's research focuses on topics related to the long-term future and its normative implications, including existential risk (Beckstead & Ord 2014; Beckstead 2015a), population ethics (Beckstead 2019), space colonization (Beckstead 2014), and differential progress (Beckstead 2015b). His doctoral dissertation (Beckstead 2013), which combines some of these interests, is often credited as an early important contribution to longtermism.

Bibliography

Beckstead, Nick (2013) On the Overwhelming Importance of Shaping the Far Future, PhD thesis, Rutgers University.

Beckstead, Nick (2014) Will we eventually be able to colonize other stars? Notes from a preliminary review, Global Priorities Project, June 22.

Beckstead, Nick & Toby Ord (2014) Managing existential risk from emerging technologies, in Mark Walport (ed.) Annual Report of the Government Chief Scientific Advisor 2014. Innovation: Managing Risk, Not Avoiding It. Evidence and Case Studies, London: Government Office for Science, pp. 115–120.

Beckstead, Nick (2015a) The long-term significance of reducing global catastrophic risks, Open Philanthropy, August 13.

Beckstead, Nick (2015b) Differential technological development: some early thinking, The GiveWell Blog, September 30.

Beckstead, Nick (2019) A brief argument for the overwhelming importance of shaping the far future, in Hilary Greaves & Theron Pummer (eds.) Effective Altruism: Philosophical Issues, Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 80–98.

Eng, James (2010) Ordinary people, extraordinary giving, NBC News, December 21.

Wiblin, Robert (2017) You want to do as much good as possible and have billions of dollars. What do you do?, 80,000 Hours, October 11.

External links

Nick Beckstead. Official website.

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