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EA Global 2016

Stuart Hadfield

Columbia University
PhD Candidate
New York

cs.columbia.edu/~stuartah/

11:40am PDT

80,000 Hours - What's the most pressing problem in the world? 6. MandroneBen Todd 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

2:20pm PDT

Big Data & Machine Learning in Public Policy 4. Senate ChambersJosh Blumenstock • Solomon Hsiang MIRI - Using machine learning to address AI risk 7. Bay ViewJessica Taylor 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 MIRI - Logical Induction: Progress in AI Alignment 7. Bay ViewAndrew Critch

4:20pm PDT

Earning Influence with Thought Leaders 4. Senate ChambersJohn Chisholm

4:40pm PDT

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

5:00pm PDT

Risks from biological research l. Eshleman Hall - Room 310Tsvi Benson-Tilsen

5:40pm PDT

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 Navigating intellectual disagreement III 5. Tilden RoomMcKenzi Amodei Foundational Research Institute: Suffering Focused AI Safety n. Eshleman Hall - Room 338Ruairi Donnelly • Lukas Gloor • Caspar Oesterheld Philosophy and Effective Altruism k. Eshleman Hall - Room 212Geoff Anders 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

Understanding Social Technology 7. Bay ViewSamo Burja

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

9:40am PDT

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

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 Creating Effective Policies 1. Zellerbach HallGenya Dana • Seb Farquhar • Tom Kalil • Rajesh Mirchandani

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

12:40pm PDT

Government Driven Science & Technology 2. Pauley Ballroom EastJason Matheny

2:20pm PDT

Data-driven movement building panel 2. Pauley Ballroom EastTara Mac Aulay • Sam Deere • Alexandre Sevigny • Ken Strasma • Brett Thalmann • Chris Wylie Lightning Talks II 4. Senate ChambersSam Bankman-Fried • Tee Barnett • Dave Doody

4:00pm PDT

Leveraging evidence to shape government policy and programs at scale 2. Pauley Ballroom EastVivian Bronsoler • Rachel Glennerster • Gautam Patel Comparing Causes 5. Tilden RoomOwen Cotton Barratt

5:40pm PDT

From Behavioral Economics to Public Policy 1. Zellerbach HallCass Sunstein Predicting the Future of Technology 4. Senate ChambersRobin Hanson