person

Hilary Greaves
Oxford GPI; longtermist moral philosopher
Oxford professor of philosophy and director of the Global Priorities Institute; key academic theorist of longtermism, the framework that animates much existential-risk-focused EA work.
current Professor of Philosophy; Director, Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford
Strategy positions
EA framingendorses
Explicitly EA-grounded prioritisation of existential riskArgues that the long-run effects of present actions dominate the moral calculus; AI x-risk is one of the load-bearing applications of this view.
Strong longtermism is the thesis that the most important feature of our actions today is their effects on the very long-run future.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.