Archive - ForeWord

Sketches of some defense-favoured coordination tech

We think that near-term AI could make it much easier for groups to coordinate, find positive-sum deals, navigate tricky disagreements, and hold each…

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

AI for AI for Epistemics

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Apr 1 • Owen Cotton-Barratt

March 2026

AI should be a good citizen, not just a good assistant

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Mar 30 • Tom Davidson and Will MacAskill

Concrete projects to prepare for superintelligence

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Mar 27 • Will MacAskill and Fin Moorhouse

AI character is a big deal

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Mar 23 • Will MacAskill and Tom Davidson

Broad Timelines

A guest article by Toby Ord.

Mar 19 • Toby Ord

Should we make grand deals about post-AGI outcomes?

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Mar 13 • Fin Moorhouse

Will Automation Cause Runaway Inequality?

A podcast conversation with Phil Trammell

Mar 3 • Fin Moorhouse

February 2026

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

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