“Open Philanthropy: Reflecting on our Recent Effective Giving RFP” by Melanie Basnak🔸
Earlier this year, we launched a request for proposals (RFP) from organizations that fundraise for highly cost-effective charities. The Livelihood Impact Fund supported the RFP, as did two donors from...
21 Juni 20257min
[Linkpost] “A deep critique of AI 2027’s bad timeline models” by titotal
This is a link post. Thank you to Arepo and Eli Lifland for looking over this article for errors. I am sorry that this article is so long. Every time I thought I was done with it I ran into more issu...
19 Juni 20251h 12min
“An invasion of Taiwan is uncomfortably likely, potentially catastrophic, and we can help avoid it.” by JoelMcGuire
Formosa: Fulcrum of the Future?An invasion of Taiwan is uncomfortably likely and potentially catastrophic. We should research better ways to avoid it. TLDR: I forecast that an invasion of Taiwan incr...
19 Juni 20251h 1min
“From feelings to action: spreadsheets as an act of compassion” by Zachary Robinson🔸
This is a transcript of my opening talk at EA Global: London 2025. In my talk, I challenge the misconception that EA is populated by “cold, uncaring, spreadsheet-obsessed robots” and explain how EA pr...
18 Juni 202522min
“The Horror Of Unfathomable Pain” by Bentham’s Bulldog
Crosspost from my blog. Content warning: this article will discuss extreme agony. This is deliberate; I think it's important to get a glimpse of the horror that fills the world and that you can do so...
12 Juni 202513min
[Linkpost] “Gabrielle Young: 1995-2025” by Rowan Clements 🔸, EA NZ
This is a link post. I am deeply saddened to share that Gabrielle Young, a much-loved member of the EA NZ community and personal friend, died last month. This is an absolutely devastating loss, and ou...
12 Juni 20254min
“The Unparalleled Awesomeness of Effective Altruism Conferences” by Bentham’s Bulldog
Crosspost from my blog. I just got back from Effective Altruism Global London—a conference that brought together lots of different people trying to do good with their money and careers. It was an ins...
11 Juni 202511min
“Estimating the Substitutability between Compute and Cognitive Labor in AI Research” by Parker_Whitfill, CherylWu
Audio note: this article contains 127 uses of latex notation, so the narration may be difficult to follow. There's a link to the original text in the episode description. Confidence: Medium, underlyi...
7 Juni 202520min
