Jakob Lohmar
@jakoblohmar.bsky.social
PhD student at Oxford University
Moral philosophy, global priorities research, animal ethics
Moral philosophy, global priorities research, animal ethics
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The trajectory of the future could soon get set in stone.
In a new paper, I look at mechanisms through which the longterm future's course could get determined within our lifetimes.
In a new paper, I look at mechanisms through which the longterm future's course could get determined within our lifetimes.
August 11, 2025 at 11:13 AM
The trajectory of the future could soon get set in stone.
In a new paper, I look at mechanisms through which the longterm future's course could get determined within our lifetimes.
In a new paper, I look at mechanisms through which the longterm future's course could get determined within our lifetimes.
My paper on "The Moral Importance of Low-Welfare Species" is now available online first: journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/207/
It discusses whether benefits for species with small welfare ranges can outweigh significant human goods.
It discusses whether benefits for species with small welfare ranges can outweigh significant human goods.
The Moral Importance of Low-Welfare Species. Forthcoming article by Jakob Lohmar
Abstract: Many species seem to have much smaller welfare ranges than we do. Which importance should we assign to the welfare of these low-welfare species when we have to decide …
journals.publishing.umich.edu
July 8, 2025 at 2:41 PM
My paper on "The Moral Importance of Low-Welfare Species" is now available online first: journals.publishing.umich.edu/jpe/news/207/
It discusses whether benefits for species with small welfare ranges can outweigh significant human goods.
It discusses whether benefits for species with small welfare ranges can outweigh significant human goods.
Reposted by Jakob Lohmar
Will a superintelligence preserve its goals just because that makes it better at achieving its goals? We argue no: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
A timing problem for instrumental convergence - Philosophical Studies
Those who worry about a superintelligent AI destroying humanity often appeal to the instrumental convergence thesis—the claim that even if we don’t know what a superintelligence’s ultimate goals will ...
link.springer.com
July 3, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Will a superintelligence preserve its goals just because that makes it better at achieving its goals? We argue no: link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Reposted by Jakob Lohmar
A new study has found that the documentary film Dominion is quite good at persuading people to eat less meat. I wrote about it, and whether the animal advocacy movement gave up on public persuasion too soon: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Is it even possible to convince people to stop eating meat?
Despite all the problems with meat, Americans are only eating more and more of it. Could this change people’s minds?
www.vox.com
June 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
A new study has found that the documentary film Dominion is quite good at persuading people to eat less meat. I wrote about it, and whether the animal advocacy movement gave up on public persuasion too soon: www.vox.com/future-perfe...
Reposted by Jakob Lohmar
Another exciting step forwards for lab grown meat products. Growth in this industry can only be a good thing for reducing animal suffering.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
'Lab-grown meat' approved for sale in Australia. Will people eat it?
Regulators approve a product grown from animal cells in a factory setting, putting Australia among only a handful of countries around the world to have deemed it safe for sale, while several countries...
www.abc.net.au
June 28, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Another exciting step forwards for lab grown meat products. Growth in this industry can only be a good thing for reducing animal suffering.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...