A preliminary estimate, and a request for better ones.
Summary
I believe the standard literature estimates for the number of DALYs attributable to a case of stunting are too low, largely because they don’t account for the long term effects. This means that childhood nutritional interventions that reduce the prevalence of stunting may be substantially more cost-effective than previously believed.
Epistemic status
Exploratory and back-o...
I’ve been feeling pretty shaken since the METR report about the Hugging Face incident came out last week. Over the weekend, I wrote up some thoughts on how lonely the AI situation sometimes feels to me. It’s more personal than what I’d usually share publicly, but I thought I’d post it here in case it resonates with anyone else.
I’m very grateful to the man...
TL;DR: Kairos has raised $50 million from Coefficient Giving for two years of funding, one of the largest commitments they’ve made towards AI safety fieldbuilding to date. We’re using this to make an ambitious push for growing Kairos, broadening our portfolio of talent infrastructure projects and incubating new organizations. We’ve doubled in size in the last six mon...
I think it would be good if you could provide some summaries to let people know why they might be interested in clicking on the links.
Agreed. I also think putting these in a shortform, requesting individual feedback in DMs, or posting these in a slightly less formal place such as the EA Gather town or a Discord server might be better alternatives than having this on the forum in such a bare-bones state. Also, simply posting each article in full on the forum and receiving feedback in the comments could work as well. I just think [2 sentence context + links] doesn't make for a great post.