ForeCast

This is an AI narration of "The UN Charter: a case study in international governance" by Forethought Research. The article was first released on 26th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

This is an AI narration of "A global convention to govern the intelligence explosion" by William MacAskill. The article was first released on 26th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

This is an AI narration of "An overview of some international organisations, with their voting structures" by Rose Hadshar. The article was first released on 26th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

Tom Davidson, a researcher at Forethought specializing in automated manufacturing, joins Will MacAskill for a deep dive into the concept of the 'industrial explosion.' They discuss how physical automation can rapidly enhance productivity, potentially outpacing the rise of intelligence-driven growth. The duo explores geopolitical dynamics, noting that authoritarian regimes may have advantages in this transformation. They also debate the implications for global inequality and resource constraints, suggesting that higher replication rates could be on the horizon.

This is an AI narration of "Short Timelines Aren't Obviously Higher-Leverage" by William MacAskill and Mia Taylor. The article was first released on 22nd January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

This is an AI narration of "Beyond Existential Risk" by William MacAskill and Guive Assadi. The article was first released on 21st January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

This is an AI narration of "Is Flourishing Predetermined?" by Fin Moorhouse and Carlo Leonardo Attubato. The article was first released on 21st January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

This is an AI narration of "ML research directions for preventing catastrophic data poisoning" by Tom Davidson. The article was first released on 7th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

This is an AI narration of "Viatopia" by William MacAskill. The article was first released on 7th January 2026. You can read more of our research at forethought.org/research. Thank you to Type III audio for providing these automated narrations.

A tour of AI tools for improving collective epistemics and public trust. They describe community-note style context cards that provide consensus-vetted clarifications. A proposed rhetoric layer flags manipulative language and rates claim reliability. Ideas for tracking individuals' claim records and building provenance systems are explored. Practical prototypes and adoption challenges round out the discussion.