Interdisziplinäre Lehre: Meeting Global Challenges
Effective Altruism
Doing good systemically
Registration
The registration takes place via RWTH Online and is possible until September 30th. Further information about the registration process can be found in our FAQ.
All students can register for one module. You can specify two preferences. Please use the numbers “1” and “2”. If you have not been assigned a place in the project after the end of the assignment and are still interested in participating, please contact sibel.yildirim[@]ipw.rwth-aachen.de directly.
(If you have any problems with the registration or with RWTHonline, please contact Mrs. Sibel Yildirim (IPW), also stating your matriculation number: sibel.yildirim@ipw.rwth-aachen.de)
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Academic Responsibility
Contact Person
Lennart Göpfert, M.Sc.
Vesna Kolaric
Schedulue
Start
18.10.2023
Time
Wednesday, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Place
Hybrid format (Switch between digital and in person sessions)
lecture room: VT (1100|U101)
Wüllnerstr. 5,
52062 Aachen
Language
English
Contents
In the year 2023, humanity faces many challenges that need to be overcome: global conflicts, global poverty, climate change, or the rise of new potentially dangerous technologies like advanced AI systems or bioengineered pathogens. In this lecture series, we will systematically investigate how to tackle these and other global challenges in the most effective way. We want to find the best ways to help others and understand how this can be done in practice. Our analysis will be grounded in ethical philosophy, evidence-driven, and informed by academic research as well as insights from the philanthropic sector.
The course will feature talks from leading experts. For example, some of our speakers will share their research on how to improve global health, how to reduce animal suffering, or how to make new emerging technologies safe. Other speakers have founded internationally operating charities and will share with us the experience and insights they gained by working directly to improve lives.
Learning Outcomes
The overarching goal of this course is to convey scientifically grounded ideas and methods that the participants can apply in their own lives to find the best ways to help others and put them into practice.
More specifically, the students gain an overview of various global challenges and learn about possible approaches to solving them. They are able to apply the scientific method to compare various interventions on the basis of their effectiveness.
Program
25.10.2023
“Effective Altruism” – An introduction (In Person)
Effective Altruism Aachen e.V.
08.11.2023
Global Health (online)
22.11.2023
Farmed Animal Welfare (Online)
Holly Baines (Animal Charity Evaluators)
06.12.2023
Moral Philosophy in Effective Altruism (In Person)
Effective Altruism Aachen e.V.
20.12.2023
Biorisk (In Person)
Jasmin Kaur (1DaySooner)
17.01.2024
Risk from Advanced AI Systems (Online)
Jörn Stöhler (Independent AI safety researcher)
06.12.2022
AI Safety
Tom Lieberum
AI safety researcher, DeepMind
13.12.2022
Summary “Longtermism” and critisism regarding effective altruism
Effective Altruism Aachen e.V,
Prof. Wulf Kellerwessel
Procedure/Working method
Depending on the course of studies, module and examination, credit points can be achieved through participation.
Certificate/Examination | RWTHonline |
|---|---|
Certificate of Participation (0 CP, not graded) | - |
Protocol with critical analysis (2 CP, not graded) | Project "Leonardo": Protocol with Analysis |
Group presentation (3 CP, graded) | Project "Leonardo": Presentation |
Group presentation & Analysis (4 CP, graded) | Project "Leonardo": Study Paper |
