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EA Global 2016

SF

Stephen Frey

Venice, CA

Hi! I'm looking for collaborators in Los Angeles and around the world. Tell me how to learn about:
- incentives in science
- organization-building
- making plans
- applied research

4:40pm PDT

Navigating intellectual disagreement I 6. MandroneMcKenzi Amodei

6:20pm PDT

Planning Under Uncertainty 7. Bay ViewStephen Frey

7:20pm PDT

Opening announcement 2. Pauley Ballroom East

10:00am PDT

Opening Keynote 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill

11:40am PDT

Opening: Philanthropy and technology 1. Zellerbach HallJaan Tallinn (Remote) Existential Risk Careers Beyond Research 5. Tilden RoomNiel Bowerman Starting Projects Workshop 7. Bay ViewBrian Kateman How Can We Fix Science? k. Eshleman Hall - Room 212Geoff Anders

12:00pm PDT

Philanthropy and Technology 1. Zellerbach HallErik Torenberg • Jaan Tallinn (Remote) • Howie Lempel • Luke Nosek • Garreth Spillane • Katrin Verclas Office Hours: MIRI i. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 9Rob Bensinger • Malo Bourgon • Nate Soares

12:40pm PDT

Lunch 8. Lower Sproul

2:20pm PDT

Q&A with Philip Tetlock 1. Zellerbach HallPhilip Tetlock Are scientists responsible enough? 2. Pauley Ballroom EastMartin Rees

4:00pm PDT

Infinite ethics 4. Senate ChambersAmanda Askell Office Hours: Future of Humanity Institute j. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 10Niel Bowerman

4:40pm PDT

Engineering Revolutions 1. Zellerbach HallEd Boyden

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

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

9:40am PDT

Upstream Altruism: applying EA principles to early-stage action 4. Senate ChambersChristine Peterson Basic Income: The GiveDirectly Experiment 2. Pauley Ballroom EastSam Deere • Ian Bassin

10:20am PDT

Aggregating Knowledge 2. Pauley Ballroom EastTara Mac Aulay • Amanda Askell • Sarah Constantin • Julia Galef • Heidi McAnnally-Linz

12:00pm PDT

Opportunities in Science & Technology Policy 2. Pauley Ballroom EastRoxanne Heston • Tom Kalil Introduction to Explicit Model-building 7. Bay ViewEmily Crotteau

12:40pm PDT

Government Driven Science & Technology 2. Pauley Ballroom EastJason Matheny

2:20pm PDT

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

4:00pm PDT

How to develop new hypotheses 6. MandroneGeoff Anders Office Hours: Paradigm Academy i. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 9Geoff Anders • Nevin Freeman • Miya Perry

5:00pm PDT

Biomedical Research m. Eshleman Hall - Room 318Stephen Frey

5:40pm PDT

From Behavioral Economics to Public Policy 1. Zellerbach HallCass Sunstein Predicting the Future of Technology 4. Senate ChambersRobin Hanson Strategy for the long-run 5. Tilden RoomOwen Cotton Barratt

6:00pm PDT

Office Hours: Paradigm Academy (open) i. Pauley Ballroom West - Table 9Geoff Anders • Nevin Freeman