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David Althaus and Tobias Baumann Reducing long-term risks from malevolent actors online Dictators who exhibited highly narcissistic, psychopathic, or sadistic traits were involved in some of the greatest catastrophes in human history. We argue that further work on reducing malevolence would be valuable from many moral perspectives and constitutes a promising focus area for longtermist EAs.

Reducing long-term risks from malevolent actors

David Althaus and Tobias Baumann

Effective Altruism Forum, April 29, 2020

Abstract

Dictators who exhibited highly narcissistic, psychopathic, or sadistic traits were involved in some of the greatest catastrophes in human history. We argue that further work on reducing malevolence would be valuable from many moral perspectives and constitutes a promising focus area for longtermist EAs.

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