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Kelsey Piper

Kelsey Piper

Contributing editor

    Latest articles by Kelsey Piper

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    What could actually kill us all?What could actually kill us all?
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    Nuclear war, AGI, and the importance of understanding what makes an existential risk.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    How new vaccine technologies could reduce the massive death toll from malariaHow new vaccine technologies could reduce the massive death toll from malaria
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    There’s still a long way to go, but RNA vaccines might help in the fight against malaria.

    By Kelsey Piper and Rachel DuRose
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    The one number that determines how today’s policies will affect our grandchildrenThe one number that determines how today’s policies will affect our grandchildren
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    The White House’s consequential decision to set a lower “discount rate,” explained.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Why we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risksWhy we’re scared of AI and not scared enough of bio risks
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    What we choose to panic about has less to do with the facts and more to do with chance.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    How to test what an AI model can — and shouldn’t — doHow to test what an AI model can — and shouldn’t — do
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    Inside the labs that help evaluate AI safety for models like GPT-4

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?Can society adjust at the speed of artificial intelligence?
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    An AI safety expert on why GPT-4 is just the beginning.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The Covid mask wars have left us unprepared for the next pandemicThe Covid mask wars have left us unprepared for the next pandemic
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    The fallout from a misinterpreted review on mask science only underscores the need for better protections.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    OpenAI wants to build systems smarter than usOpenAI wants to build systems smarter than us
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    The (problematic) case for building AI as fast as we can.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    The new scientific review on masks and Covid isn’t what you thinkThe new scientific review on masks and Covid isn’t what you think
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    A meta-analysis seeks to be the last word on the effectiveness of masks, but finding answers in science isn’t that easy.

    By Kelsey Piper
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    Why effective altruism struggles on sexual misconductWhy effective altruism struggles on sexual misconduct
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    EA was built on making the world a better place. Can the movement police itself when it comes to sexual harassment?

    By Kelsey Piper