Forethought is Hiring Researchers (with Mia Taylor)
This is a bonus episode to say that Forethought is hiring researchers. After an overview of the roles, we hear from Research Fellow Mia Taylor about working at Forethought.
The application deadline has been extended to November 1st 2025.
Apply here: forethought.org/careers/researcher
Chapters
(00:00:00) Forethought hiring overview and roles
(00:03:21) Interview with Mia begins
(00:03:34) Why Mia joined Forethought
(00:05:59) Daily work, how work at Forethought was different from expected
(00:08:38) Research examples
(00:10:58) Who should and shouldn't apply
(00:14:11) Disagreements and closing thoughts
Links
Apply for researcher positions
Referral form (if you know someone who might be a good fit)
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[Article] Introducing Better Futures
This is a narration of ‘Introducing Better Futures
’ by William MacAskill; published 3rd August 2025.
Narration by Perrin Walker (@perrinjwalker).
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Politics and Power Post-Automation (with David Duvenaud)
David Duvenaud is an associate professor at the University of Toronto. He recently organised the workshop on ‘Post-AGI Civilizational Equilibria’
, and he is a co-author of ‘Gradual Disempowerment’. He recently finished an extended sabbatical on the Alignment Science team at Anthropic.
To see all Forethought’s published research, visit forethought.org/research. To subscribe to our newsletter, visit forethought.org/subscribe.
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[Article] AI Tools for Existential Security
This is a narration of ‘AI Tools for Existential Security’ by Lizka Vaintrob and Owen Cotton-Barratt; published 14th March 2025.
Narration by Perrin Walker (@perrinjwalker).
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Is Gradual Disempowerment Inevitable? (with Raymond Douglas)
Raymond Douglas is a researcher focused on the societal effects of AI. In this episode, we discuss Gradual Disempowerment.
To see all our published research, visit forethought.org/research. To subscribe to our newsletter, visit forethought.org/subscribe.
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