person
David Pearce
Transhumanist philosopher; Hedonistic Imperative author
Transhumanist philosopher whose 1995 Hedonistic Imperative argues biology should be re-engineered to abolish suffering. Frames AI as instrumental to a post-Darwinian future, not as an existential threat.
current Co-founder, Humanity Plus
Strategy positions
Techno-optimismendorsestentative
Technology and markets solve risks faster than regulation creates themFrames AI and biotech as instruments of radical welfare expansion, especially suffering abolition, rather than sources of catastrophic risk.
Our descendants will look back at the current era and wonder why we tolerated the suffering we did.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.