person
Max Roser
Founder of Our World in Data; Oxford economist
Oxford economist who founded Our World in Data. His AI entry and charts have become the standard quantitative reference for AI capability and investment trends.
current Senior Researcher, University of Oxford; Founder and Director, Our World in Data
Strategy positions
Existential primacymixed
Extinction/disempowerment risk overrides ordinary cost-benefitPublishes quantitative tracking of AI progress and investment; frames AI as a top civilisational challenge without making strong subjective probability claims.
“Many AI experts believe there is a real chance that human-level artificial intelligence will be developed within the next decades, and some believe that it will exist much sooner.”
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.