Robin Hanson Asks: What Share of Long-Term Altruism Should Go to AI Risk?
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-06
Economist Robin Hanson poses an open question: what fraction of today's altruistic efforts aimed at the non-immediate future should be spent dealing with AI risk, versus other long-horizon causes like poverty, pandemics, and climate change?
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