We are definitely in need of some artificial wisdom. Or any wisdom at all, really.

Originally shared by Yonatan Zunger

Eight Open Problems (And a Call for More)

Once a year, I try to do an exercise of scanning through major problems in the world and identifying important ones, to make sure that what I’m doing aligns with real priorities. This year, I came up with a short list on the eve of the election, and the results seem to remain meaningful even afterwards.

Below is that list, and the article linked is a discussion of what each of those eight bullet points mean. The list isn’t in any ranked order, and it was chosen based on importance rather than urgency, so you shouldn’t take it as a “do this now;” but I think it’s a good basis for some discussion.

Let me throw this question open to the wider group, as well: What are the most important problems facing the world today? Can we concretely identify the things that have to be dealt with? Are there things which the list below doesn’t capture?

https://medium.com/@yonatanzunger/eight-open-problems-1acec4359ab7#.w2yd1xj01