Archive - ForeWord

Moral public goods are a big deal for whether we get a good future

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Feb 24 • Tom Davidson, Will MacAskill, and Mia Taylor

Can Liberal Democracy Survive AGI?

A podcast conversation with Sam Hammond

Feb 11 • Fin Moorhouse

AI tools for strategic awareness

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Feb 11 • Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka Vaintrob, Oliver Sourbut, and Rose Hadshar

Research note on the UN Charter

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Feb 10

Angel-on-the-shoulder AI tools

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Feb 9 • Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka Vaintrob, Oliver Sourbut, and Rose Hadshar

AI tools for collective epistemics

We’ve recently published a set of design sketches for AI tools that help with collective epistemics.

Feb 7 • Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka Vaintrob, and Oliver Sourbut

Design sketches for a more sensible world

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Feb 6 • Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka Vaintrob, Oliver Sourbut, and Rose Hadshar

The intelligence explosion convention: research summary

This note was written as part of a research avenue that I don’t currently plan to pursue further.

Feb 5 • Will MacAskill

International AI projects should promote differential AI development

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Feb 3 • Will MacAskill

January 2026

AGI and world government: research summary

This note was written as part of a research avenue that I don’t currently plan to pursue further.

Jan 29 • Will MacAskill and Rose Hadshar

Should There Be an International AGI Project?

A podcast conversation with Rose Hadshar

Jan 28 • Rose Hadshar and Fin Moorhouse

An international project to develop AGI

This note was written as part of a research avenue that I don’t currently plan to pursue further.

Jan 27 • Will MacAskill

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