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ForeCast is a podcast from Forethought, where we hear from the authors about new research.

  1. 3 MAR

    Will Automation Cause Runaway Inequality? (with Phil Trammell)

    Phil Trammell is an economics postdoc at Stanford University's Digital Economy Lab, working on questions related to economic growth and AI. He discusses: Why Piketty's thesis about runaway inequality was likely wrong about the past but right about the future How full automation turns capital and labour into gross substitutes Why catch-up growth between rich and poor countries could end How the privatisation of returns is already concentrating wealth Why family dynasties and inheritance become far more important in a post-automation economy Whether autocratic regimes can outgrow democracies after AGI How to measure whether capital is becoming truly self-replicating — and what the data currently shows Watch the video version on YouTube. Read a full transcript here. To see all Forethought’s published research, visit forethought.org/research. To subscribe to our newsletter, visit forethought.org/subscribe.

    1h 23m

  2. 22 FEB

    [AI Narration] Moral public goods are a big deal for whether we get a good future

    This is an AI narration of "Moral public goods are a big deal for whether we get a good future" by Tom Davidson, William MacAskill, Mia Taylor. The article was first released on 23rd February 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

    53 min

  3. 11 FEB

    Can Liberal Democracy Survive AGI? (with Sam Hammond)

    Sam Hammond is is Chief Economist at the Foundation for American Innovation. He discusses: How collapsing transaction costs could push towards privatising the nation-state The “distributed denial of service” problem for courts and regulators Why perfect enforcement of existing laws would be effectively totalitarian Estonia's government-as-API as a model for AI-era governance Whether 20th-century social democracy was a technological aberration Why post-AGI states might look more like Dubai than Denmark Mormons, religion, and social scaffolding for a post-scarcity world Watch the video version on YouTube. Read a full transcript here. To see all Forethought’s published research, visit forethought.org/research. To subscribe to our newsletter, visit forethought.org/subscribe.

    1h 40m

  4. 4 FEB

    [AI Narration] Design sketches for a more sensible world

    This is an AI narration of "Design sketches for a more sensible world" by Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka Vaintrob, Oly Sourbut, and Rose Hadshar. The article was first released on 5th February 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

    9 min

  5. 28 JAN

    [AI Narration] Design Sketches: Angels-on-the-Shoulder

    This is an AI narration of "Design Sketches: Angels-on-the-Shoulder" by Owen Cotton-Barratt, Lizka Vaintrob, Oly Sourbut, and Rose Hadshar. The article was first released on 29th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

    36 min

  6. 27 JAN

    Should There Be an International AGI Project? (with Rose Hadshar)

    Rose Hadshar is a researcher at Forethought. She discusses: Why governments might pursue an international AGI government The chance that the first AGI developer becomes a de facto world government The "Intelsat model" – treating AGI as commercial infrastructure rather than a weapon or science project Membership and voting structures that might make a US-led coalition viable The "AGI convention" proposal Watch the video version on YouTube. Read a full transcript here. To see all Forethought’s published research, visit forethought.org/research. To subscribe to our newsletter, visit forethought.org/subscribe.

    1h 22m

  7. 25 JAN

    [AI Narration] A global convention to govern the intelligence explosion

    This is an AI narration of "A global convention to govern the intelligence explosion" by William MacAskill. The article was first released on 26th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

    17 min

  8. 25 JAN

    [AI Narration] AGI and World Government

    This is an AI narration of "AGI and World Government" by William MacAskill and Rose Hadshar. The article was first released on 26th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

    13 min
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ForeCast is a podcast from Forethought, where we hear from the authors about new research.

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  • Creator
    Forethought
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    75
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