Dominic Roser
@dominicroser.bsky.social
Wondering whether economic growth helps achieve the world I long for: free of poverty, catastrophic risks, animal oppression & spiritual emptiness.
Researcher in ethics (@unifr), board member (Christians for Impact) and father.
https://bit.ly/DR-Website
Researcher in ethics (@unifr), board member (Christians for Impact) and father.
https://bit.ly/DR-Website
Please, growth fans & degrowth fans!
Give me your best arguments against the "as well" in this claim: "Yes, growth promotes innovation - but growth per se might *as well* promote innovation in dirty tech as in clean tech"
PS: Readings/links help, too
Give me your best arguments against the "as well" in this claim: "Yes, growth promotes innovation - but growth per se might *as well* promote innovation in dirty tech as in clean tech"
PS: Readings/links help, too
July 2, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Please, growth fans & degrowth fans!
Give me your best arguments against the "as well" in this claim: "Yes, growth promotes innovation - but growth per se might *as well* promote innovation in dirty tech as in clean tech"
PS: Readings/links help, too
Give me your best arguments against the "as well" in this claim: "Yes, growth promotes innovation - but growth per se might *as well* promote innovation in dirty tech as in clean tech"
PS: Readings/links help, too
An online summer school (30 June - 4 July) for students across the world on the theme of Solidarity --- run by my friend Jakub Synowiec
solidarity.upjp2.edu.pl/en/
solidarity.upjp2.edu.pl/en/
Solidarity Summer School
solidarity.upjp2.edu.pl
May 21, 2025 at 1:59 PM
An online summer school (30 June - 4 July) for students across the world on the theme of Solidarity --- run by my friend Jakub Synowiec
solidarity.upjp2.edu.pl/en/
solidarity.upjp2.edu.pl/en/
Next Tuesday (20 May) in Fribourg: Talk on AI Ethics. Everyone welcome!
May 14, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Next Tuesday (20 May) in Fribourg: Talk on AI Ethics. Everyone welcome!
Was hilft denn dem Klima *wirklich*?
Der "Christians For Impact" Report von Shilpita und mir ist jetzt auch auf deutsch verfügbar.
Der grüne Mainstream verpasst m.E. einige wichtige Tipps. Wir versuchen sie fundiert auf den Punkt zu bringen.
effektiv-spenden.org/blog/bericht...
Der "Christians For Impact" Report von Shilpita und mir ist jetzt auch auf deutsch verfügbar.
Der grüne Mainstream verpasst m.E. einige wichtige Tipps. Wir versuchen sie fundiert auf den Punkt zu bringen.
effektiv-spenden.org/blog/bericht...
Effektiv Spenden | Klimawandel – Eine christliche Perspektive
Ein ausführlicher Klimabericht von der Organisation Christians for Impact, der die Frage beantwortet warum Christinnen sich für den Klimawandel einsetzen sollten und wie sie dies am Besten tun können.
effektiv-spenden.org
May 6, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Was hilft denn dem Klima *wirklich*?
Der "Christians For Impact" Report von Shilpita und mir ist jetzt auch auf deutsch verfügbar.
Der grüne Mainstream verpasst m.E. einige wichtige Tipps. Wir versuchen sie fundiert auf den Punkt zu bringen.
effektiv-spenden.org/blog/bericht...
Der "Christians For Impact" Report von Shilpita und mir ist jetzt auch auf deutsch verfügbar.
Der grüne Mainstream verpasst m.E. einige wichtige Tipps. Wir versuchen sie fundiert auf den Punkt zu bringen.
effektiv-spenden.org/blog/bericht...
What saved the sperm whales? Some say new technology (fossil fuels), others say government regulation.
Helpful stance & overview of the debate!
www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/how-fossil...
Helpful stance & overview of the debate!
www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/how-fossil...
March 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
What saved the sperm whales? Some say new technology (fossil fuels), others say government regulation.
Helpful stance & overview of the debate!
www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/how-fossil...
Helpful stance & overview of the debate!
www.breakthroughjournal.org/p/how-fossil...
Thank you, @focusmate.bsky.social, for making my life so much better over the past years! #5000sessions
March 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Thank you, @focusmate.bsky.social, for making my life so much better over the past years! #5000sessions
Sober, but well-argued and helpful...
An ASI future is hard to plan for now. But: if we do ever plan for it, it will be during an AGI time -- and we can work now towards giving *this* time a political environment that is conducive to sound choices.
writing.antonleicht.me/p/the-most-d...
An ASI future is hard to plan for now. But: if we do ever plan for it, it will be during an AGI time -- and we can work now towards giving *this* time a political environment that is conducive to sound choices.
writing.antonleicht.me/p/the-most-d...
The Most Dangerous Time in AI Policy
If the deployment of human-level AI systems disrupts our political institutions, we won't be prepared for further progress.
writing.antonleicht.me
March 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Sober, but well-argued and helpful...
An ASI future is hard to plan for now. But: if we do ever plan for it, it will be during an AGI time -- and we can work now towards giving *this* time a political environment that is conducive to sound choices.
writing.antonleicht.me/p/the-most-d...
An ASI future is hard to plan for now. But: if we do ever plan for it, it will be during an AGI time -- and we can work now towards giving *this* time a political environment that is conducive to sound choices.
writing.antonleicht.me/p/the-most-d...
It's mindboggling to become a father as a political philosopher: I find myself trying so hard to replace my kids' deontological takes with a focus on the common good (in particular: exorcising their radical egalitarianism for the sake of smth like @rychappell.bsky.social's beneficentrism).
March 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
It's mindboggling to become a father as a political philosopher: I find myself trying so hard to replace my kids' deontological takes with a focus on the common good (in particular: exorcising their radical egalitarianism for the sake of smth like @rychappell.bsky.social's beneficentrism).
Gesucht: Schweizer Schienennetz inkl. Kantonsgrenzen.
Weder Google noch KI konnte mir helfen, eine Schweizer Karte zu finden, die übersichtlich Schienennetz+Kantonsgrenzen darstellt. Kann mir jemand helfen?
Wir wollen im Frühling in 10 Tagen alle 26 Kantone besuchen & müssen eine Route entwerfen.
Weder Google noch KI konnte mir helfen, eine Schweizer Karte zu finden, die übersichtlich Schienennetz+Kantonsgrenzen darstellt. Kann mir jemand helfen?
Wir wollen im Frühling in 10 Tagen alle 26 Kantone besuchen & müssen eine Route entwerfen.
February 12, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Gesucht: Schweizer Schienennetz inkl. Kantonsgrenzen.
Weder Google noch KI konnte mir helfen, eine Schweizer Karte zu finden, die übersichtlich Schienennetz+Kantonsgrenzen darstellt. Kann mir jemand helfen?
Wir wollen im Frühling in 10 Tagen alle 26 Kantone besuchen & müssen eine Route entwerfen.
Weder Google noch KI konnte mir helfen, eine Schweizer Karte zu finden, die übersichtlich Schienennetz+Kantonsgrenzen darstellt. Kann mir jemand helfen?
Wir wollen im Frühling in 10 Tagen alle 26 Kantone besuchen & müssen eine Route entwerfen.
Ein Beitrag für den christlichen Blog "Insist Forum":
"Colin Beavan...hatte eine Vision: Ein Jahr ohne Umweltschaden!...Kein Abfall, kein Auto, kein Lift.
Seine Radikalität war grossartig. Aber: sie war unbalanciert."
www.insist-consulting.ch/forum-integr...
"Colin Beavan...hatte eine Vision: Ein Jahr ohne Umweltschaden!...Kein Abfall, kein Auto, kein Lift.
Seine Radikalität war grossartig. Aber: sie war unbalanciert."
www.insist-consulting.ch/forum-integr...
25.2.4 Umweltethik: Was der «No Impact Man» von Zachäus lernen kann
www.insist-consulting.ch
February 3, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Ein Beitrag für den christlichen Blog "Insist Forum":
"Colin Beavan...hatte eine Vision: Ein Jahr ohne Umweltschaden!...Kein Abfall, kein Auto, kein Lift.
Seine Radikalität war grossartig. Aber: sie war unbalanciert."
www.insist-consulting.ch/forum-integr...
"Colin Beavan...hatte eine Vision: Ein Jahr ohne Umweltschaden!...Kein Abfall, kein Auto, kein Lift.
Seine Radikalität war grossartig. Aber: sie war unbalanciert."
www.insist-consulting.ch/forum-integr...
2-year old son: "The scooter is hurt"
Me: "A scooter can't be hurt -- I think"
Wait what -- did I just add "I think"?!
I must've been brainwashed too hard by all these plant sentience, digital minds, consciousness-emerging-out-of-complexity discussions etc.
Me: "A scooter can't be hurt -- I think"
Wait what -- did I just add "I think"?!
I must've been brainwashed too hard by all these plant sentience, digital minds, consciousness-emerging-out-of-complexity discussions etc.
January 31, 2025 at 10:48 AM
2-year old son: "The scooter is hurt"
Me: "A scooter can't be hurt -- I think"
Wait what -- did I just add "I think"?!
I must've been brainwashed too hard by all these plant sentience, digital minds, consciousness-emerging-out-of-complexity discussions etc.
Me: "A scooter can't be hurt -- I think"
Wait what -- did I just add "I think"?!
I must've been brainwashed too hard by all these plant sentience, digital minds, consciousness-emerging-out-of-complexity discussions etc.
It's astonishing that the chair (one of the top three AI researchers) felt the need to precede this report by an update -- less than two months (!!) after the end of the writing period. Too much has happened in the meantime.
Today, we are publishing the first-ever International AI Safety Report, backed by 30 countries and the OECD, UN, and EU.
It summarises the state of the science on AI capabilities and risks, and how to mitigate those risks. 🧵
Full Report: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679a0c...
1/21
It summarises the state of the science on AI capabilities and risks, and how to mitigate those risks. 🧵
Full Report: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/679a0c...
1/21
January 30, 2025 at 11:05 AM
It's astonishing that the chair (one of the top three AI researchers) felt the need to precede this report by an update -- less than two months (!!) after the end of the writing period. Too much has happened in the meantime.
[AI catastrophic risk explainer for normal people]
Which short explainer currently most compellingly makes the case for taking AI safety very seriously?
(PS: Optimally, the explainer would add 2-3 ideas for action steps that normal people can take if they become convinced)
Which short explainer currently most compellingly makes the case for taking AI safety very seriously?
(PS: Optimally, the explainer would add 2-3 ideas for action steps that normal people can take if they become convinced)
January 28, 2025 at 11:25 AM
[AI catastrophic risk explainer for normal people]
Which short explainer currently most compellingly makes the case for taking AI safety very seriously?
(PS: Optimally, the explainer would add 2-3 ideas for action steps that normal people can take if they become convinced)
Which short explainer currently most compellingly makes the case for taking AI safety very seriously?
(PS: Optimally, the explainer would add 2-3 ideas for action steps that normal people can take if they become convinced)
"May God continue to shed his grace on the United States of America"
A prayer for our times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN05...
A prayer for our times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN05...
President Obama sings Amazing Grace (C-SPAN)
YouTube video by C-SPAN
www.youtube.com
January 26, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"May God continue to shed his grace on the United States of America"
A prayer for our times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN05...
A prayer for our times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN05...
That's the kind of male energy I'd like to see in the world
“If I could, I would write every single name on my body. But there are 805 million people suffering from hunger in the world today ... So whenever you hear my name, you will think of their names. Whenever you see me, you will see them.”
“If I could, I would write every single name on my body. But there are 805 million people suffering from hunger in the world today ... So whenever you hear my name, you will think of their names. Whenever you see me, you will see them.”
January 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
That's the kind of male energy I'd like to see in the world
“If I could, I would write every single name on my body. But there are 805 million people suffering from hunger in the world today ... So whenever you hear my name, you will think of their names. Whenever you see me, you will see them.”
“If I could, I would write every single name on my body. But there are 805 million people suffering from hunger in the world today ... So whenever you hear my name, you will think of their names. Whenever you see me, you will see them.”
Die @republik.ch hat ein cooles Format, in dem Kinder, Fachpersonenen, etc eine Expertin ausfragen dürfen. Ich war eine der Personen, die @ethzurich.bsky.social-Klimaforscherin Ulrike Lohmann zu Klima-Interventionen wie künstlichen Wolken befragen durfte 👇
Wolken manipulieren oder einen Vulkanausbruch nachahmen, um die Erde zu kühlen?🤔 Beides ist möglich. Doch ist es eine gute Idee, so ins Klima einzugreifen? In unserem Video liefert ETH-Forscherin Ulrike Lohmann vom @usyseth.bsky.social Antworten: www.republik.ch/2025/01/24/k...
January 25, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Die @republik.ch hat ein cooles Format, in dem Kinder, Fachpersonenen, etc eine Expertin ausfragen dürfen. Ich war eine der Personen, die @ethzurich.bsky.social-Klimaforscherin Ulrike Lohmann zu Klima-Interventionen wie künstlichen Wolken befragen durfte 👇
Reposted by Dominic Roser
This is an insanely big-hearted oped from the dad of a kid with a rare pediatric cancer who must be going through an unimaginably difficult experience www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/22/...
January 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
This is an insanely big-hearted oped from the dad of a kid with a rare pediatric cancer who must be going through an unimaginably difficult experience www.bostonglobe.com/2025/01/22/...
Interview with Jack & me below
Climate activist @luisaneubauer.bsky.social said: "I don’t think it’s a particularly radical demand to ask governments to keep their promises" ---> In our article, we ask whether it's *really* such a big issue if govrnments do less (or more!) than they said they would
Climate activist @luisaneubauer.bsky.social said: "I don’t think it’s a particularly radical demand to ask governments to keep their promises" ---> In our article, we ask whether it's *really* such a big issue if govrnments do less (or more!) than they said they would
New guest post!
Interview with Jack Kessel Baker and Dominic Roser on policies versus promises in the case of NDCs.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/i...
Interview with Jack Kessel Baker and Dominic Roser on policies versus promises in the case of NDCs.
environmentalpoliticsjournal.net/interviews/i...
January 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Interview with Jack & me below
Climate activist @luisaneubauer.bsky.social said: "I don’t think it’s a particularly radical demand to ask governments to keep their promises" ---> In our article, we ask whether it's *really* such a big issue if govrnments do less (or more!) than they said they would
Climate activist @luisaneubauer.bsky.social said: "I don’t think it’s a particularly radical demand to ask governments to keep their promises" ---> In our article, we ask whether it's *really* such a big issue if govrnments do less (or more!) than they said they would
We should care about AI's impact on the environment. But this means focusing on its indirect impact, eg its impact via:
-- economic growth
-- innovation
-- democracy & governance
-- etc
In comparison, the relevance of the direct impact is negligible -- see below...
-- economic growth
-- innovation
-- democracy & governance
-- etc
In comparison, the relevance of the direct impact is negligible -- see below...
January 21, 2025 at 4:26 PM
We should care about AI's impact on the environment. But this means focusing on its indirect impact, eg its impact via:
-- economic growth
-- innovation
-- democracy & governance
-- etc
In comparison, the relevance of the direct impact is negligible -- see below...
-- economic growth
-- innovation
-- democracy & governance
-- etc
In comparison, the relevance of the direct impact is negligible -- see below...
Looking for a list of the most prominent criticism of effective altruism?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
January 21, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Looking for a list of the most prominent criticism of effective altruism?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
Is anyone aware what really bugs people about EA (not what I think bugs them)?
1/ Was denkt Ihr zur #Umweltverantwortungsinitiative?
Ich selbst werde Ja stimmen. Im @evppev.bsky.social-Magazin "Akzente" konnte ich Gedanken dazu teilen.
Ich selbst werde Ja stimmen. Im @evppev.bsky.social-Magazin "Akzente" konnte ich Gedanken dazu teilen.
January 17, 2025 at 1:31 PM
1/ Was denkt Ihr zur #Umweltverantwortungsinitiative?
Ich selbst werde Ja stimmen. Im @evppev.bsky.social-Magazin "Akzente" konnte ich Gedanken dazu teilen.
Ich selbst werde Ja stimmen. Im @evppev.bsky.social-Magazin "Akzente" konnte ich Gedanken dazu teilen.
Reposted by Dominic Roser
Apply to study for a doctorate in political theory at the Central European University, or tell others about this opportunity. All our students get funding (tuition fees and living costs.) Links to admission procedure and program:
dsps.ceu.edu/admission
dsps.ceu.edu/tracks/polit...
dsps.ceu.edu/admission
dsps.ceu.edu/tracks/polit...
How to apply? | Doctoral School of Political Science, Public Policy and International Relations
dsps.ceu.edu
January 15, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Apply to study for a doctorate in political theory at the Central European University, or tell others about this opportunity. All our students get funding (tuition fees and living costs.) Links to admission procedure and program:
dsps.ceu.edu/admission
dsps.ceu.edu/tracks/polit...
dsps.ceu.edu/admission
dsps.ceu.edu/tracks/polit...
PhD in Ethik auf deutsch oder englisch schreiben?
Hat jemand eine Meinung dazu (v.a. ob sich eine Monographie auf deutsch leichter publizieren lässt als auf englisch)?
Ich gebe gerade einem Doktoranden meine eigene Meinung und es wäre sehr wertvoll zu hören, was andere denken.
Hat jemand eine Meinung dazu (v.a. ob sich eine Monographie auf deutsch leichter publizieren lässt als auf englisch)?
Ich gebe gerade einem Doktoranden meine eigene Meinung und es wäre sehr wertvoll zu hören, was andere denken.
January 15, 2025 at 11:23 AM
PhD in Ethik auf deutsch oder englisch schreiben?
Hat jemand eine Meinung dazu (v.a. ob sich eine Monographie auf deutsch leichter publizieren lässt als auf englisch)?
Ich gebe gerade einem Doktoranden meine eigene Meinung und es wäre sehr wertvoll zu hören, was andere denken.
Hat jemand eine Meinung dazu (v.a. ob sich eine Monographie auf deutsch leichter publizieren lässt als auf englisch)?
Ich gebe gerade einem Doktoranden meine eigene Meinung und es wäre sehr wertvoll zu hören, was andere denken.
Im Jahrhundert-Podcast der Nagra haben wir darüber gesprochen, wie es "in 10'000 oder einer Million Jahren aussieht. Eine Glaskugel hat Roser nicht, doch...ist klar: Jede noch so kleine Verbesserung hat angesichts der schieren Grösse der Zukunft riesige Auswirkungen"
open.spotify.com/episode/0aup...
open.spotify.com/episode/0aup...
Episode 8 – Dominic Roser
500m+ | Der Jahrhundertpodcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
January 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Im Jahrhundert-Podcast der Nagra haben wir darüber gesprochen, wie es "in 10'000 oder einer Million Jahren aussieht. Eine Glaskugel hat Roser nicht, doch...ist klar: Jede noch so kleine Verbesserung hat angesichts der schieren Grösse der Zukunft riesige Auswirkungen"
open.spotify.com/episode/0aup...
open.spotify.com/episode/0aup...
I'm looking for an *evidence-based* list of the *most popular* objections against ambitious climate action.
Any advice where -- or even just how -- to find this?
I'm not looking for general psychological obstacles against climate action, but rather obstacles that take the form of arguments.
Any advice where -- or even just how -- to find this?
I'm not looking for general psychological obstacles against climate action, but rather obstacles that take the form of arguments.
January 7, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I'm looking for an *evidence-based* list of the *most popular* objections against ambitious climate action.
Any advice where -- or even just how -- to find this?
I'm not looking for general psychological obstacles against climate action, but rather obstacles that take the form of arguments.
Any advice where -- or even just how -- to find this?
I'm not looking for general psychological obstacles against climate action, but rather obstacles that take the form of arguments.