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Nick Allardice on Using AI to Optimize Cash Transfers and Predict Disasters

Nick Allardice joins the podcast to discuss how GiveDirectly uses AI to target cash transfers and predict natural disasters. Learn more about Nick's work here: https://www.nickallardice.com   Timestamps:  00:00 What is GiveDirectly?  15:04 AI for targeting cash transfers  29:39 AI for predicting natural disasters  46:04 How scalable is GiveDirectly's AI approach?  58:10 Decentralized vs. centralized data collection  1:04:30 Dream scenario for GiveDirectly

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  Why OpenAI Is Trying to Silence Its Critics (with Tyler Johnston)

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  We're Not Ready for AGI (with Will MacAskill)

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  What Happens When Insiders Sound the Alarm on AI? (with Karl Koch)

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  Can Machines Be Truly Creative? (with Maya Ackerman)

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  From Research Labs to Product Companies: AI's Transformation (with Parmy O…

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  Can Defense in Depth Work for AI? (with Adam Gleave)

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  How We Keep Humans in Control of AI (with Beatrice Erkers)

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  Why Building Superintelligence Means Human Extinction (with Nate Soares)

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  Breaking the Intelligence Curse (with Luke Drago)

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  What Markets Tell Us About AI Timelines (with Basil Halperin)

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  AGI Security: How We Defend the Future (with Esben Kran)

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  Reasoning, Robots, and How to Prepare for AGI (with Benjamin Todd)

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  From Peak Horse to Peak Human: How AI Could Replace Us (with Calum Chace)

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  How AI Could Help Overthrow Governments (with Tom Davidson)

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  What Happens After Superintelligence? (with Anders Sandberg)

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  Why the AI Race Ends in Disaster (with Daniel Kokotajlo)