"It's incumbent upon us to give back"

Abstract

This article argues that future people matter and that there will be many of them, so we should try to positively influence the very long-run future. However, humanity faces different types of existential risks that could threaten our existence or our capacity to pursue further technological progress. The article recommends supporting organizations that work to safeguard the future, mentioning specifically five opportunities. Other ways of benefiting the future are also mentioned, such as investing one’s financial resources now so they can be used to do more good later. – AI-generated abstract.