Ever wonder what longtermism is and how it’s come to be such a big influence over the tech world? I speak with Émile P. Torres about all things connecting AI hype, ideologies about future humans, big tech’s concentration of power, the idea of human potential (or humanity’s potential) and the idea of moral consequence. Recorded Apr 17, 2023. Released May 10, 2023.

Longtermism Hub

https://www.longtermism-hub.com/critiques

Against longtermism

https://aeon.co/essays/why-longtermism-is-the-worlds-most-dangerous-secular-credo

Understanding "longtermism": Why this suddenly influential philosophy is so toxic

https://www.salon.com/2022/08/20/understanding-longtermism-why-this-suddenly-influential-philosophy-is-so/

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