11 August 2024
Climate change will not wipe out humanity. But AI potentially will, says this ‘effective altruist’ (Volkskrant)
Climate change will not wipe out humanity. But AI potentially will, says this ‘effective altruist’
William MacAskill is interviewed by the Volkskrant, as his book ‘What We Owe The Future’ is published in Dutch.
An excerpt from this Volkrant Article:
Dutch
Ook de kranten hebben het boek positief ontvangen. ‘Het pleidooi van MacAskill voor ‘langetermijnisme’, het idee dat de toekomst op lange termijn positief beïnvloeden een belangrijke morele prioriteit is van onze tijd, is overweldigend overtuigend’, schrijft de recensent van The Guardian. ‘Maar het is ook onbeschaamd optimistisch en verfrissend realistisch: dit is verreweg het meest inspirerende boek over ‘ethisch leven’ dat ik ooit heb gelezen.’
English translation
Newspapers have also welcomed the book. ‘MacAskill’s advocacy of “long-termism”, the idea that positively influencing the long-term future is a key moral priority of our time, is overwhelmingly convincing,’ writes The Guardian’s reviewer. ‘But it is also unashamedly optimistic and refreshingly realistic: this is by far the most inspiring book on “ethical living” I have ever read.’
By Gijs Beukers 11 Augustus 2024
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