Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering is a think-and-do tank promoting ethical governance based on compassion for all sentient beings
Switzerland
Joined March 2017
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New paper "From Mollusks to Machines: An Ethical Framework Focused on the Urgency of Extreme Suffering" in Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics cup.org/4tkHuTN
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Jonathan Leighton of Organization for the Prevention of Intense Suffering (OPIS):
𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗦'𝘀 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆
> Last autumn and winter, we carried out a survey to evaluate the suffering people experience from a range of conditions and experiences, collecting 485 responses. The goal was to gather data on suffering intensity and duration, which can be used to influence policy-setting and prioritisation, and ensure that those experiencing the most severe suffering are not neglected. Current metrics used in healthcare economics don't directly measure suffering, and I have argued for the use of specific metrics that focus on severe and extreme suffering. I've just published a post in the EA Forum with an analysis of our survey results. This analysis will help in designing a much larger round that can generate reliable data for a wide range of conditions. Link in the first comment.
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Our new case series on 9 cluster headache patients treated with psychedelics + ketamine under compassionate use provisions at the Zurich pain clinic of Livia Granata, adding to the evidence pool and supporting an expanded role for such treatments @OPISOrg doi.org/10.1177/251581632513…
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𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲 @JonLeighton1 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗜, 𝗔𝗻𝗶𝗺𝗮𝗹𝘀, & 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱! 🌍
Jonathan is the Executive Director of the Organisation for the Prevention of Intense Suffering @OPISOrg , a Swiss think-and-do tank he founded to prioritize preventing suffering across all sentient beings. His talk at #AIADM25 "Embedding Compassionate Ethics into AI and Governance" will address the urgent challenges of incorporating ethical frameworks into AI systems and governance structures, drawing from his recent book "The Tango of Ethics" and OPIS's upcoming Guide to Compassionate Governance.
🎟️ 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝟭𝟬𝟬+ 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀! 𝗙𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻: Link in bio!
30th May - 1st June
🗣️ Friday | Conference @ UCL | 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝘁 - 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁
🔴 Sat-Sun | In-person Unconference | 𝗦𝗢𝗟𝗗 𝗢𝗨𝗧
💻 Sat-Sun | Virtual Unconference | 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲
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My talk at EAGxAustralia in September 2023 on prioritising the urgency of suffering youtube.com/watch?v=4M5fgkWW…
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My conversation with @JamieWoodhouse for the @Sentientism podcast is now out. We discuss core questions like What's real?, What matters?, Who matters?, and finally, How to make a better world? @OPISOrg youtube.com/watch?v=Lddo2sTX…
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So many wonderful quotes from our upcoming #Sentientism episode with @JonLeighton1 @OPISOrg 🤩
"...without subjective experience there's nothing for anything to matter to."
"This is what makes suffering unique... suffering is a state of being that inherently calls for action."
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.@Amnesty is deeply concerned about the Greek authorities’ decision to bring criminal proceedings against Tommy Olsen, a Norwegian national and founder of the NGO Aegean Boat Report.
ALT Side angle photo of Tommy Olsen, face lit by a screen off camera, wearing a high vis vest.
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My new book is out today! A key paradigm in The Tango of Ethics is the conflict and interplay between two fundamentally different ways of seeing and being in the world, and how they can be reconciled within a holistic ethical framework. forum.effectivealtruism.org/…
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My new post in Effective Altruism Forum: Promoting compassionate longtermism #effectivealtruism #suffering #ethics #values #governance forum.effectivealtruism.org/…
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In the new episode of the Meanwhile in Athens podcast I discuss my trajectory, my shift from science to ethics, my work with @OPISOrg on pain relief and animal rights, and the principle of impartiality with which we apply compassion. open.spotify.com/episode/0XB…
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Demand grows for UK ministers to reclassify psilocybin for medical research theguardian.com/science/2022…
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Emerging evidence suggests psychedelics could revolutionise treatment for chronic pain; the next frontier for hallucinogens after psychiatry >>> 'My experiences with psilocybin therapy were life-saving' says former cluster headache sufferer. Me for @VICEUK vice.com/en/article/v7dyey/p…
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Patients facing excruciating pain because of #clusterheadaches have now waited 280+ days for a section 56 exemption so they can use psilocybin legally to find relief.
Minister @jyduclos please, have compassion.
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Our collabs @OPISOrg whose goal is to prevent unnecessary suffering have brilliant projects that raise awareness of #clusterheadaches and the need for treatment development with #psilocybin - their winter newsletter is a great introduction to their work! mailchi.mp/7cd5415ebf3b/opis…
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Honorable Minister @jyduclos,
Please watch this important advocacy video from the Executive Director of @OPISOrg regarding the urgent need for medical #psilocybin to be legally available for patients who suffer from #clusterheadaches
youtube.com/watch?v=ZVhdZ9QA…
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Press Release
Canadian patients demand legal access to psilocybin therapy from new Federal Health Minister, @jyduclos and Mental Health and Addictions Minister, Dr. @Carolyn_Bennett, after waiting over 200 days and engaging in legal proceedings
therapsil.ca/press-release-p…
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"@OPISOrg established a partnership with TheraPsil to support cluster headache patients in Canada in accessing psilocybin"
CC: @JonLeighton1, @PattyHajdu
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#ClusterHeadaches are one of the most painful conditions known to medicine. Psilocybin can offer relief.
Please watch this short video from our friends at @OPISOrg regarding the ethical responsibility of governments to legalize this treatment option.
youtube.com/watch?v=TSLrEbZp…