“Forethought: A new AI macrostrategy group” by Amrit Sidhu-Brar 🔸, MaxDalton, William_MacAskill, Tom_Davidson, Forethought
Forethought[1] is a new AI macrostrategy research group cofounded by Max Dalton, Will MacAskill, Tom Davidson, and Amrit Sidhu-Brar. We are trying to figure out how to navigate the (potentially rapid...
12 Maalis 20257min
“History of projects and trends on diversity in EA” by Julia_Wise🔸
This is a Draft Amnesty Week post. Last year, an EA community member who was scoping out some projects related to diversity and inclusion in EA noted that one challenge was not knowing what had been ...
11 Maalis 202526min
“In a time of rapid change, we should re-examine system-level interventions” by jackva
Watching what is happening in the world -- with lots of renegotiation of institutional norms within Western democracies and a parallel fracturing of the post-WW2 institutional order -- I do think we, ...
11 Maalis 20252min
“From Comfort Zone to Frontiers of Impact: Pursuing A Late-Career Shift to Existential Risk Reduction” by Jim Chapman
By Jim Chapman, Linkedin. TL;DR: In 2023, I was a 57-year-old urban planning consultant and non-profit professional with 30 years of leadership experience. After talking with my son about rationality,...
8 Maalis 202528min
“On deference to funders” by abrahamrowe
This is a Draft Amnesty Week draft. It may not be polished, up to my usual standards, fully thought through, or fully fact-checked. Commenting and feedback guidelines: I'm posting this to get it out...
5 Maalis 202513min
“The lost art of the cheap office lunch” by Julia_Wise🔸
I feel silly writing this up, but it's draft amnesty week. Caveat: I’ve been a visitor to several EA offices but haven’t worked regularly in any of them, and maybe I'm overly nostalgic about reheated ...
3 Maalis 20252min
“The catastrophic situation with U.S. foreign aid just got worse - why the EA community should care” by Dorothy M.
For those in the EA community who may not typically engage with politics/government, this is the time to do so. If you are American and/or based in the U.S., reaching out to lawmakers, supporting orga...
2 Maalis 20259min
The catastrophic situation with USAID just got worse - why the EA community should care
If you don’t typically engage with politics/government, this is the time to do so. If you are American and/or based in the U.S., reaching out to lawmakers, supporting organizations that are mobilizing...
2 Maalis 20259min
