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EA Global 2016

Kathleen Finlinson

University of Colorado, Boulder
mathematics PhD student

I'm interested in community building and AI alignment research - and open to other ideas! I run a rationality / EA group in Boulder, CO where I'm studying mathematics in grad school. And I'm still figuring out how to shape my future career.

2:40pm PDT

80,000 Hours Career Workshop 5. Tilden RoomPeter McIntyre • Rob Wiblin

6:20pm PDT

Planning Under Uncertainty 7. Bay ViewStephen Frey

7:20pm PDT

Opening announcement 2. Pauley Ballroom East

7:40pm PDT

How to Save the World While Still at School: EA Student Chapters 5. Tilden RoomDaniel Colson Academic Poster Q&A 2. Pauley Ballroom East

9:00pm PDT

Probabilistic decision-making 7. Bay ViewOzzie Gooen

11:00am PDT

Center for Effective Global Action Office Hours g. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 7Alexandra Wall Office Hours: The Life You Can Save f. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 6Jon Behar

11:40am PDT

Career choice panel: research, policy or earning to give? 2. Pauley Ballroom EastMaria-Veronica Rojas • Jeff Kaufmann • Richard Parr • Rob Wiblin 80,000 Hours - What's the most pressing problem in the world? 6. MandroneBen Todd Existential Risk Careers Beyond Research 5. Tilden RoomNiel Bowerman

12:00pm PDT

Office Hours: MIRI i. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 9Rob Bensinger • Malo Bourgon • Nate Soares

12:40pm PDT

Lunch 8. Lower Sproul

2:20pm PDT

80,000 Hours - What's the highest impact career? 6. MandroneBen Todd Prioritisation frameworks 5. Tilden RoomOwen Cotton Barratt

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 80,000 Hours - Advanced Career Strategy 6. MandroneBen Todd MIRI - Logical Induction: Progress in AI Alignment 7. Bay ViewAndrew Critch Office Hours: Future of Humanity Institute j. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 10Niel Bowerman

4:20pm PDT

Earning Influence with Thought Leaders 4. Senate ChambersJohn Chisholm

5:40pm PDT

Virtue-signaling: From evolved trait-display to conspicuously effective altruism 4. Senate ChambersGeoffrey Miller 80,000 Hours - What the effective altruism community means for your career. 6. MandroneBen Todd Scenario Planning 7. Bay ViewDavid Denkenberger Foundational Research Institute: Suffering Focused AI Safety n. Eshleman Hall - Room 338Ruairi Donnelly • Lukas Gloor • Caspar Oesterheld 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

6:20pm PDT

Coordinating for a Stronger Community 4. Senate ChambersJulia Wise

6:40pm PDT

Dinner [off campus] 8. Lower Sproul

8:00pm PDT

Three $300,000 Decisions 6. MandroneAndrew Eschler

9:20pm PDT

Mindfulness Meditation for Effective Altruists 7. Bay ViewJoseph Carlsmith

9:00am PDT

Risks and Benefits of Advanced AI 1. Zellerbach HallRiva-Melissa Tez • Dario Amodei • Daniel Dewey • Dileep George • Toby Ord • Max Tegmark Building a local EA community 5. Tilden RoomSydney Martin High Frequency EA Pitching 6. MandroneChris Cundy

9:40am PDT

Basic Income: The GiveDirectly Experiment 2. Pauley Ballroom EastSam Deere • Ian Bassin

10:20am PDT

Open Philanthropy Project Q&A 5. Tilden RoomNick Beckstead 80,000 Hours - Speed coaching 6. MandroneBen Todd Scalable Solutions to Mental Health 7. Bay ViewEric Gastfriend

11:00am PDT

Concrete Problems in AI Safety 4. Senate ChambersChristopher Olah

11:20am PDT

CEA Philanthropic Advising g. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 7Hauke Hillebrandt

12:00pm PDT

CEA Research and the Institute for Effective Altruism 4. Senate ChambersMichelle Hutchinson • Stefan Schubert Introduction to Explicit Model-building 7. Bay ViewEmily Crotteau

1:00pm PDT

Lunch 8. Lower Sproul Office Hours: MIRI Researcher h. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 8Scott Garrabrant • Jessica Taylor

2:20pm PDT

80,000 Hours - Take Action on Your Plan 6. MandroneBen Todd

4:00pm PDT

Past, Present and Future of EA 1. Zellerbach HallTara Mac Aulay • Michael Page • Kerry Vaughan Meta-Ethics Discussion Group k. Eshleman Hall - Room 212

5:40pm PDT

Predicting the Future of Technology 4. Senate ChambersRobin Hanson