William MacAskill

William MacAskill is a Scottish philosopher and associate professor at Oxford University who co-founded the effective altruism movement. Born in 1987, he established organizations including 80,000 Hours and the Centre for Effective Altruism. MacAskill authored "What We Owe the Future" (2022) and advocates for longtermism, focusing on humanity's long-term survival including artificial intelligence safety and existential risk reduction.