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EA Global 2016

Will Hawkins

San Francisco Bay Area

Software for social causes

2:00pm PDT

Opening reception 2. Pauley Ballroom East

3:00pm PDT

Career targeting for software engineers 7. Bay ViewBuck Shlegeris

4:40pm PDT

Corporate Activism: Discussion Session 7. Bay ViewGeorge Howlett

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

9:00am PDT

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

10:00am PDT

Opening Keynote 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill

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 Starting Projects Workshop 7. Bay ViewBrian Kateman

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

80,000 Hours - What's the highest impact career? 6. MandroneBen Todd MIRI - Using machine learning to address AI risk 7. Bay ViewJessica Taylor

4:00pm PDT

80,000 Hours - Advanced Career Strategy 6. MandroneBen Todd MIRI - Logical Induction: Progress in AI Alignment 7. Bay ViewAndrew Critch

5:40pm PDT

Virtue-signaling: From evolved trait-display to conspicuously effective altruism 4. Senate ChambersGeoffrey Miller 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

6:40pm PDT

Dinner [off campus] 8. Lower Sproul

8:00pm PDT

Three $300,000 Decisions 6. MandroneAndrew Eschler 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

80,000 Hours - Speed coaching 6. MandroneBen Todd Scalable Solutions to Mental Health 7. Bay ViewEric Gastfriend

12:00pm PDT

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

Data-driven movement building panel 2. Pauley Ballroom EastTara Mac Aulay • Sam Deere • Alexandre Sevigny • Ken Strasma • Brett Thalmann • Chris Wylie Forecasting and Predictions 1. Zellerbach HallJulia Galef • Owen Cotton Barratt • Robin Hanson • Jason Matheny 80,000 Hours - Take Action on Your Plan 6. MandroneBen Todd

4:00pm PDT

Leveraging evidence to shape government policy and programs at scale 2. Pauley Ballroom EastVivian Bronsoler • Rachel Glennerster • Gautam Patel

5:40pm PDT

Predicting the Future of Technology 4. Senate ChambersRobin Hanson Hacking college: How to optimize university to get valuable skills 7. Bay ViewJordan Alexander Strategy for the long-run 5. Tilden RoomOwen Cotton Barratt

7:20pm PDT

Closing Talk 1. Zellerbach HallWill MacAskill