Jim Buhler
Independent Researcher
(Epistemology of 'Longtermism' | Space ethics)

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(Last updated: November 17th, 2024)

I am researching various topics that have to do with:
- the epistemic premises of attempting to positively influence the very long-term future, with a focus on the implications of pervasive deep uncertainty;
-  long-term risks from the exploitation of outer space.

I am working independently on research grants. You can view my LinkedIn profile for details of the research projects I've been working on and their funding sources.

I previously was the Community Director of Effective Altruism France and that of Effective Altruism Cambridge, a Research Fellow at Existential Risk Alliance, and an Events and Community Associate at the Center on Long-Term Risk. I also used to be an education trainer and teenage summer camp director.

I have completed a Bachelor's degree in Geography (Université Savoie Mont Blanc) and a Master's in Moral Philosophy (Université Paris-Est Créteil).

Topics I've informally researched in the past include:
- long-term selection effects on moral preferences and the implications for improving the long-term future;
- governance interventions to reduce risks of malevolent influence over AI systems;
- decision-theoretic problems in multi-agent settings and their implications for AGI conflict and cooperative AI.

I spend some of my free time playing roundnet (a.k.a "spikeball") competitively. I have mostly played in England. I have podiumed on a couple of British Roundnet Major tournaments and got the chance to participate in the 2024 World Championship as an alternate member of the Great Britain male squad. I am now on break because of knee problems.