“You probably won’t solve malaria or x-risk, and that’s ok” by Rory Fenton
Cross-posted from my blog. Contrary to my carefully crafted brand as a weak nerd, I go to a local CrossFit gym a few times a week. Every year, the gym raises funds for a scholarship for teens from low...
21 Mar 202510min
“80,000 Hours is shifting our strategic approach to focus more on AGI” by 80000_Hours, Niel_Bowerman
TL;DR In a sentence: We are shifting our strategic focus to put our proactive effort towards helping people work on safely navigating the transition to a world with AGI, while keeping our existing co...
21 Mar 202514min
“Projects I’d like to see in the GHW meta space” by Melanie Basnak🔸
In my past year as a grantmaker in the global health and wellbeing (GHW) meta space at Open Philanthropy, I've identified some exciting ideas that could fill existing gaps. While these initiatives hav...
20 Mar 202514min
“Am I Missing Something, or Is EA? Thoughts from a Learner in Uganda” by Dr Kassim
Hey everyone, I’ve been going through the EA Introductory Program, and I have to admit some of these ideas make sense, but others leave me with more questions than answers. I’m trying to wrap my head ...
18 Mar 20257min
“Consider haggling” by Sam Anschell
*Disclaimer* I am writing this post in a personal capacity; the opinions I express are my own and do not represent my employer.I think that more people and orgs (especially nonprofits) should consider...
12 Mar 202510min
“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 Mar 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 Mar 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 Mar 20252min
