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David Thorstad

@DavidThorstad

I'm a research fellow at the Global Priorities institute, Oxford. Starting Fall 2023, I'll be Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University.

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My research focuses on bounded rationality, judgment and decisionmaking, and longtermism.

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David Thorstad

4 months ago

Progress update

What progress have you made since your last update?


Biweekly posts continue. I've wrapped up my series on my paper "Against the singularity hypothesis" and the sub-series on existential biorisk. I've started a new series on HBD.

What are your next steps?


I hope to soon start a series on my paper "The scope of longtermism".

Is there anything others could help you with?

All set for now. Thanks!

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David Thorstad

11 months ago

Also, thanks all for your continued support @DavidThorstad

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David Thorstad

11 months ago

Progress update

What progress have you made since your last update?


I’ve kept to a regular blogging schedule, now biweekly. I’ve started two new series: the first on my paper “Against the singularity hypothesis”, and the second on academic papers by other authors that I have learned from. I’ve split my series on existential risk (“Exaggerating the risks”) into subseries and posted written new posts about existential biorisk. I’ve finished up the series on my paper “Mistakes in the moral mathematics of existential risk”.

What are your next steps?


In the near future, I will focus on four series: “Against the singularity hypothesis,” “Exaggerating the risks”, “Papers I learned from,” and “Epistemics”. I hope to have some new content soon. I’m also producing more content (podcasts, interviews, articles) on other platforms and looking for ways to fold this content into the blog if possible.

Is there anything others could help you with?

Please share the blog with others if you like it. I grow primarily through word of mouth and mentions on other platforms. This method of growth helps me to reach interested readers and to keep quality high. If you are reading this, chances are that many people in your network are the kinds of readers I would like to reach.

I'm also looking for other opportunities to contribute to high-quality podcasts, magazines and such.

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David Thorstad

about 1 year ago

Just a relevant piece of information: the ANU summer visitors season is one of the biggest and most impactful summer events in philosophy and tends to have a big impact on the careers and research trajectory of people who do it. It's something of a "who's who, and who would like to do cool things during their summer" of philosophy. They're also very strong in the relevant fields. I did the ANU visitors season largely because I'd learn more decision theory there than at Harvard.

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David Thorstad

over 1 year ago

Well I'll be darned - thanks Austin! Honestly wasn't expecting to wake up and find my project over-target within 12 hours of posting. I appreciate the support -- will acknowledge publicly unless you'd prefer that I don't.

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