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government Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Same subject Read this korrent: The effective altruism movement turned science-fiction doomsday scenarios into mainstream media panic and undemocratic AI policy proposals. The effective altruism movement turned science-fiction doomsday scenarios into mainstream media panic and undemocratic AI policy proposals. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Taylor Lorenz — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The effective altruism movement combines an unusually abstract, low-empiricism style of moral reasoning with a strong imperative to act on its conclusions. — tap to centre the map on it The effective altruism movement combines an unusually abstract, low-empiricism style of moral reasoning with a strong imperative to act on its conclusions. Last stated 2 months ago
17 Sept 2026
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Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The more effective altruism has absorbed itself in saving humanity, the less humanistic it has become. — tap to centre the map on it The more effective altruism has absorbed itself in saving humanity, the less humanistic it has become. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Dec 2023
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Matt Johnson — holds since 2023-12-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effective altruism demands hard evidence of effectiveness in some of its causes while accepting abstract conjecture in others, and never justifies the split. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism demands hard evidence of effectiveness in some of its causes while accepting abstract conjecture in others, and never justifies the split. Last stated 3 years ago
21 Dec 2023
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Matt Johnson — holds since 2023-12-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism's work on the far future is not a bait and switch hiding behind its work on global health; both halves are worth defending. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Nov 2023
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effective altruism is deeply utilitarian in practice, whatever its members say about not being utilitarians. — tap to centre the map on it Effective altruism is deeply utilitarian in practice, whatever its members say about not being utilitarians. Last stated 5 years ago
19 Oct 2021
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Émile P. Torres — holds since 2021-10-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The AI backlash can only be resolved peacefully through a flagship policy that addresses public fears and redistributes AI's economic gains, not by pushing ahead regardless. — tap to centre the map on it The AI backlash can only be resolved peacefully through a flagship policy that addresses public fears and redistributes AI's economic gains, not by pushing ahead regardless. Last stated 7 months ago
13 Apr 2026
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Jasmine Sun — holds since 2026-04-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Effective Altruism lets people appear both rational and moral and is the ultimate ego trip. — tap to centre the map on it Effective Altruism lets people appear both rational and moral and is the ultimate ego trip. Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
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Naval Ravikant — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best opportunities to do good are the ones almost nobody is paying attention to. — tap to centre the map on it The best opportunities to do good are the ones almost nobody is paying attention to. Last stated 3 years ago
28 Nov 2023
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Holden Karnofsky — holds since 2022-02-02 — tap for who they are
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Scott Alexander — holds since 2023-11-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. — tap to centre the map on it A company that uses an algorithm to nudge customers into behavior that isn't good for them is doing something bad. Last stated a year ago
7 Oct 2025
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Mr. Money Mustache — holds since 2025-10-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. — tap to centre the map on it A control evaluation that reports under one per cent risk should be read as several per cent, because the evaluation can itself fail. Last stated 2 years ago
7 May 2024
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Buck Shlegeris — holds since 2024-05-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. — tap to centre the map on it A feedback loop that reinforces a behavior pulls it toward whatever improves the loop's own score. Last stated 2 months ago
26 Aug 2026
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Henrik Karlsson — holds since 2026-08-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age — tap to centre the map on it Factory farming of animals will be looked back on as a relic of a less-evolved age Last stated 17 years ago
27 Oct 2009
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Natalie Portman — holds since 2009-10-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Farm animal welfare tends to improve when an animal's stress directly and measurably reduces farmers' economic productivity. Last stated 6 months ago
1 May 2026
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Elizabeth Van Nostrand — holds since 2026-05-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Implementing sustainable policies and practices in areas like land use and animal agriculture could reduce the risk of future outbreaks. — tap to centre the map on it Implementing sustainable policies and practices in areas like land use and animal agriculture could reduce the risk of future outbreaks. Last stated 4 years ago
28 Feb 2023
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Caitlin Rivers — holds since 2023-02-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. — tap to centre the map on it A country outside the AI supply chain should just buy the index — which works only in the world where AI ends up commoditised rather than concentrated. Last stated 5 months ago
4 Jun 2026
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Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. — tap to centre the map on it A human being is not an AGI: we lack a huge amount of knowledge and rely on continual learning instead, so continual learning is what superintelligence should mean. Last stated 11 months ago
25 Nov 2025
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Ilya Sutskever — holds since 2025-11-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. — tap to centre the map on it A language model is no substitute for a well-specified conventional algorithm, so it cannot simply be dropped into a complex problem and trusted. Last stated a year ago
7 Jun 2025
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Gary Marcus — holds since 2025-06-07 — tap for who they are