Travelling internationally to give a talk on AI to transhumanists in one of the main futurist areas of the UK seems quite low utility. (See: Preaching to the choir).
He was already going to be in Oxford anyway, to attend and speak at FHI’s conference on intelligence and existential risk, which seems well-justified.
He was already going to be in Oxford anyway, to attend and speak at FHI’s conference on intelligence and existential risk, which seems well-justified.