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Understanding FTX's crimes
FTXwatcher
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Writing about my job on Open Philanthropy's Global Aid Policy program + related career opportunities
Sam Anschell
Sam Anschell
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Things EA Group Organisers Need To Hear
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Kenneth_Diao
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Dear EA, please be the reason people like me will actually see a better world. Help me make some small stride on extreme poverty where I live -- by the end of 2024.
Anthony Kalulu, a rural farmer in eastern Uganda.
Anthony Kalulu, a rural farmer in eastern Uganda.
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Mediocre EAs: career paths and how do they engage with EA?
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mikbp
mikbp
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A Gentle Introduction to Risk Frameworks Beyond Forecasting
pending_survival
pending_survival
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NunoSempere
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Why you might be getting rejected from (junior) operations jobs
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Sharing Reality with Walt Whitman [2-min Video]
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michel
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Analyzing the moral value of unaligned AIs
Matthew_Barnett
Matthew_Barnett
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To what extent & how did EA indirectly contribute to financial crime - and what can be done now? One attempt at a review
AnotherAnonymousFTXAccount
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Should I donate my kidney or part of my liver?
Q
Bob Jacobs
Bob Jacobs
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Therapy without a therapist: Why unguided self-help might be a better intervention than guided
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huw
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Applications Open: Elevate Your Mental Wellbeing with Rethink Wellbeing's CBT Program
Inga
Inga
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John Drummond
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Cea De Jesus
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Some underrated reasons why the AI safety community should reconsider its embrace of strict liability
Cecil Abungu
Cecil Abungu
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Marie Iradukunda
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CEA seeks co-founder for AI safety group support spin-off
Agustín Covarrubias
Agustín Covarrubias
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jessica_mccurdy
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Summary: Mistakes in the Moral Mathematics of Existential Risk (David Thorstad)
Nicholas Kruus
Nicholas Kruus
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David Thorstad
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Deontological Constraints on Animal Products
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emre kaplan
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I have started a local community in Zambia for students, graduates, and professionals based on the principles outlined in the 80,000 Hours book. In this thread, I will keep you updated on its progress.
Muloongo Stella Mwanahamuntu
Muloongo Stella Mwanahamuntu
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#184 – Sleeping on sleeper agents, and the biggest AI updates since ChatGPT (Zvi Mowshowitz on the 80,000 Hours Podcast)
80000_Hours
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CEA is hiring a Community Building Grants Associate (apply by 28 April)
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Naomi N
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What should you do when you want to escape negative people of the community/subgroup you’re in (but don’t want to hamper your career)?
Q
Polkashell
Polkashell
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Advocacy for salt intake reduction - AIM top idea 2024
CE
CE
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Morgan Fairless
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weeatquince
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Antimicrobial Surfaces For Pandemic Prevention?
Conrad K.
Conrad K.
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Reimagining Malevolence: A Primer on Malevolence and Implications for EA
Kenneth_Diao
Kenneth_Diao
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Simulating Approaches to Metagenomic Pandemic Identification
Jeff Kaufman
Jeff Kaufman
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What factors allow societies to survive a crisis?
FJehn
FJehn
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Reminder: Applications Open For ACE's 2024 Charity Evaluations
Animal Charity Evaluators
Animal Charity Evaluators
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Take a Minute to Vote for the Profit for Good Session at SOCAP Global
Brad West
Brad West
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Investigating the role of agency in AI x-risk
Corin Katzke
Corin Katzke
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AISN #33: Reassessing AI and Biorisk Plus, Consolidation in the Corporate AI Landscape, and National Investments in AI
Center for AI Safety
Center for AI Safety
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aogara
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Corin Katzke
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AlexaPanYue
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Dan H
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Increasing risks of GCRs due to climate change
Leonora_Camner
Leonora_Camner
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What if human history occurred during your life? How was last night? Last week?
Nicholas Kruus
Nicholas Kruus
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Repugnance and replacement
MichaelStJules
MichaelStJules
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Citizens Group for Steering AI
Q
Odette B
Odette B
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Is cornucopia.org a solid resource for guiding the consumption of animal products?
Q
Rebecca Herbst
Rebecca Herbst
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Should Open Philanthropy build detailed quantitative models which estimate global catastrophic risk?
Q
Vasco Grilo
Vasco Grilo
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The Bunker Fallacy
SimonKS
SimonKS
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Report: Evaluating an AI Chip Registration Policy
Deric Cheng
Deric Cheng
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Convergence Analysis
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On Direct Animal Advocacy
Kenneth_Diao
Kenneth_Diao
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[Link Post] Elon Musk wants to colonize Mars. It’s a disastrous idea
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BrianK
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Why care about human longevity?
RaianyRomanni
RaianyRomanni
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Guilt at EA
ABishop
ABishop
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Choose your own odyssey: results & insights from Tee Barnett Coaching Training (TBCT)
Tee
Tee
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The Scout Mindset and Epistemic Health
Sgt.Chuckles
Sgt.Chuckles
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Metaculus: Q2 Cup Kickoff + Q1 Winners
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I'm offering cheap coaching
Amber Dawn
Amber Dawn
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Improved farming practices' effect on income in rural Nepal
Iska Knuuttila
Iska Knuuttila
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Tore Godal
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Alternative to Mintos (developing world loan investment) in the UK?
Q
Daniel Askew
Daniel Askew
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EA Data Science Community Call with JFI (March 26, 2024 Recap)
Patrick Liu
Patrick Liu
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astrastefania
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