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JG

Joseph Geddes

Engineer
Livermore, CA
Websitejgapplied.com
General EA interests; professional work in optical engineering and high-throughput manufacturing of nanostructured materials.
Friday, August 5
 

2:00pm PDT

Opening reception 2. Pauley Ballroom East

3:00pm PDT

How to change your mind 6. MandroneMiya Perry

4:40pm PDT

Navigating intellectual disagreement I 6. MandroneMcKenzi Amodei

6:20pm PDT

Planning Under Uncertainty 7. Bay ViewStephen Frey

7:40pm PDT

Academic Poster Q&A 2. Pauley Ballroom East
 
Saturday, August 6
 

9:00am PDT

Coffee & Snacks 1. Zellerbach Hall Registration 8. Lower Sproul

10:00am PDT

Opening Keynote 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill

11:40am PDT

Opening: Philanthropy and technology 1. Zellerbach HallJaan Tallinn (Remote)

12:00pm PDT

Philanthropy and Technology 1. Zellerbach HallErik Torenberg • Jaan Tallinn (Remote) • Howie Lempel • Luke Nosek • Garreth Spillane • Katrin Verclas

12:40pm PDT

Lunch 8. Lower Sproul

2:20pm PDT

Q&A with Philip Tetlock 1. Zellerbach HallPhilip Tetlock 80,000 Hours - What's the highest impact career? 6. MandroneBen Todd Prioritisation frameworks 5. Tilden RoomOwen Cotton Barratt Are scientists responsible enough? 2. Pauley Ballroom EastMartin Rees

2:40pm PDT

Avian cognition and consciousness: The gray parrot and its implications on animal welfare 2. Pauley Ballroom EastIrene Pepperberg

4:00pm PDT

Infinite ethics 4. Senate ChambersAmanda Askell Beyond Malaria 1. Zellerbach HallGenya Dana • Kevin Esvelt

4:40pm PDT

Engineering Revolutions 1. Zellerbach HallEd Boyden How much evidence is enough? 2. Pauley Ballroom EastMichael Kremer

5:40pm PDT

Virtue-signaling: From evolved trait-display to conspicuously effective altruism 4. Senate ChambersGeoffrey Miller The replication crisis: How widespread is it and should it affect our plans? 1. Zellerbach HallJulia Galef • Stuart Buck • Brian Nosek • Ivan Oransky • Stephanie Wykstra Scenario Planning 7. Bay ViewDavid Denkenberger Opening: The end of poverty 2. Pauley Ballroom EastPeter Singer (Remote)

6:00pm PDT

The End of Poverty 2. Pauley Ballroom EastJeff Brown • Anne Healy • Svetha Janumpalli • Rajesh Mirchandani • Timothy Telleen-Lawton

8:00pm PDT

Hamming Circles 5. Tilden RoomDuncan Sabien Three $300,000 Decisions 6. MandroneAndrew Eschler
 
Sunday, August 7
 

9:00am PDT

Flowthrough Effects 2. Pauley Ballroom EastRob Wiblin Risks and Benefits of Advanced AI 1. Zellerbach HallRiva-Melissa Tez • Dario Amodei • Daniel Dewey • Dileep George • Toby Ord • Max Tegmark Applied Forecasting: Improving Organisational Decision Making 7. Bay ViewBen Goldhaber

9:40am PDT

Upstream Altruism: applying EA principles to early-stage action 4. Senate ChambersChristine Peterson

10:20am PDT

Research Meeting: Lightning talks 4. Senate Chambers Aggregating Knowledge 2. Pauley Ballroom EastTara Mac Aulay • Amanda Askell • Sarah Constantin • Julia Galef • Heidi McAnnally-Linz

11:00am PDT

Concrete Problems in AI Safety 4. Senate ChambersChristopher Olah

12:00pm PDT

Rethinking Meat and the End of Factory Farming 1. Zellerbach HallClaire Zabel • Lewis Bollard • Isha Datar • Bruce Friedrich • Tobias Leenaert • Alison Smith Opportunities in Science & Technology Policy 2. Pauley Ballroom EastRoxanne Heston • Tom Kalil

12:40pm PDT

Government Driven Science & Technology 2. Pauley Ballroom EastJason Matheny

1:00pm PDT

Lunch 8. Lower Sproul

2:20pm PDT

Forecasting and Predictions 1. Zellerbach HallJulia Galef • Owen Cotton Barratt • Robin Hanson • Jason Matheny

4:00pm PDT

Comparing Causes 5. Tilden RoomOwen Cotton Barratt

5:40pm PDT

From Behavioral Economics to Public Policy 1. Zellerbach HallCass Sunstein

6:20pm PDT

Cass Sunstein Q&A 1. Zellerbach HallJulia Galef • Cass Sunstein

7:20pm PDT

Closing Talk 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill