Jordan Arel

My goal has been to help as many sentient beings as possible as much as possible since I was quite young, and I decided to prioritize X-risk and the long-term future at around age 13. Toward this end, growing up I studied philosophy, psychology, social entrepreneurship, business, economics, the history of information technology, and futurism.

A few years ago I wrote a book “Ways to Save The World” which imagined broad innovative strategies for preventing various existential risks, making no assumptions about what risks were most likely.

Upon discovering Effective Altruism in January 2022 while studying social entrepreneurship at the University of Southern California, I did a deep dive into EA and rationality and decided to take a closer look at AI X-risk, and moved to Berkeley to do longtermist community building work.

I am now looking to close down a small business I have been running to research AI safety and other longtermist crucial considerations full time. If any of my work is relevant to open lines of research I am open to offers of employment as a researcher or research assistant.