person
Owen Cotton-Barratt
FHI alumnus; existential risk researcher
Mathematician and existential risk researcher; former Future of Humanity Institute fellow whose work shaped early frameworks for prioritizing global catastrophic risks within the EA tradition.
past Research Fellow, Future of Humanity Institute
Strategy positions
Differential technologyendorses
Preferentially develop protective technology over dangerousHelped formulate the differential technology development framing, accelerate beneficial protective tech relative to dangerous tech, as a strategic prescription.
Differential technological development is the project of trying to ensure that risk-reducing technologies are developed before risk-increasing ones.
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Record last updated 2026-04-25.