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Joe Carlsmith
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Audio versions of essays by Joe Carlsmith. Philosophy, futurism, and other topics. Text versions at joecarlsmith.com.

  1. Building AIs that do human-like philosophy

    JAN 29

    Building AIs that do human-like philosophy

    AIs will face philosophical questions humans can't answer for them. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2026/01/29/building-ais-that-do-human-like-philosophy/

    34 min
  2. How human-like do safe AI motivations need to be?

    11/12/2025

    How human-like do safe AI motivations need to be?

    AIs with alien motivations can still follow instructions safely on the inputs that matter. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/11/12/how-human-like-do-safe-ai-motivations-need-to-be/

    1h 24m
  3. Leaving Open Philanthropy, going to Anthropic

    11/03/2025

    Leaving Open Philanthropy, going to Anthropic

    On a career move, and on AI-safety-focused people working at AI companies. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/11/03/leaving-open-philanthropy-going-to-anthropic/

    32 min
  4. Controlling the options AIs can pursue

    09/29/2025

    Controlling the options AIs can pursue

    On boxing AIs, and on making deals with them. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/09/29/controlling-the-options-ais-can-pursue

    56 min
  5. Giving AIs safe motivations

    08/18/2025

    Giving AIs safe motivations

    A four-step picture. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/08/18/giving-ais-safe-motivations

    1h 23m
  6. The stakes of AI moral status

    05/21/2025

    The stakes of AI moral status

    On seeing and not seeing souls. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/05/21/the-stakes-of-ai-moral-status/

    37 min
  7. Can we safely automate alignment research?

    04/30/2025

    Can we safely automate alignment research?

    It's really important; we've got a real shot; there are a ton of ways to fail.  Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/04/30/can-we-safely-automate-alignment-research/.  There's also a video and transcript of a talk I gave on this topic here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/04/30/video-and-transcript-of-talk-on-automating-alignment-research/

    1h 30m
  8. AI for AI safety

    03/14/2025

    AI for AI safety

    We should try extremely hard to use AI labor to help address the alignment problem. Text version here: https://joecarlsmith.com/2025/03/14/ai-for-ai-safety

    28 min
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Audio versions of essays by Joe Carlsmith. Philosophy, futurism, and other topics. Text versions at joecarlsmith.com.

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  • Creator
    Joe Carlsmith
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    70
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 Joe Carlsmith Audio
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