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Bytes Europe<p>90s Crazy Guy in Cryptocurrency Circle Nearly Made Most Successful AI Investment in History <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1392124/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1392124/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIInvestment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIInvestment</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIMarket" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIMarket</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AIRiskReduction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AIRiskReduction</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AlamedaResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlamedaResearch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Anthropic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Anthropic</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Crypto</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CryptoCurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CryptoCurrency</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EffectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EffectiveAltruism</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EquitySale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EquitySale</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/FTX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FTX</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/InvestmentInAI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InvestmentInAI</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SamBankmanFried" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SamBankmanFried</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SBF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SBF</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SeriesBFinancingRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeriesBFinancingRound</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SeriesFFinancingRound" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeriesFFinancingRound</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a></p>
Emma Stamm<p>I wrote about why effective altruism is really bad <br><a href="https://elftheory.substack.com/p/only-you-can-stop-ea-psychosis" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">elftheory.substack.com/p/only-</span><span class="invisible">you-can-stop-ea-psychosis</span></a></p><p><a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/effectivealtruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectivealtruism</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://assemblag.es/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
Ron Franke<p>Is AI in Silicon Valley the shinny object of a cult?</p><p>The NY Times Sunday Business and Opinion sections had interesting articles that on the surface are about AI, but they’re really about what’s going on in Silicon Valley (SV) right now. </p><p>One amusing article addressed the nonsense of Effective Altruism and a group calling themselves Rationalists, both labeled as cults. This may explain the stupidity and whiney behavior of many SV executives and venture capitalists.</p><p>An op-ed by Eric Schmidt and Selina Xu gets it right about Silicon Valley’s failure in AI development as a feature that people will adopt. In “Silicon Valley Is Drifting Out of Touch With the Rest of America”, they posit that SV’s foolish quest for Artificial General Intelligence is squandering time and money that could be put to usable AI contained products as the Chinese are doing.</p><p>AI will have a future, but SV &amp; AGI are damaging its public perception.</p><p><a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Business</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/Technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Technology</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/AGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AGI</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/EffectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EffectiveAltruism</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/VentureCapital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VentureCapital</span></a> <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/NYTimes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NYTimes</span></a></p>
Chris Smart<p><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Youtube" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Youtube</span></a> Video:<br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Doomsday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Doomsday</span></a> and AI Heaven: Live Forever in AI God<br><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAJIew3FAJ8&amp;t=185s" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=tAJIew3FAJ</span><span class="invisible">8&amp;t=185s</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/EffectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EffectiveAltruism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/TechBros" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TechBros</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/LessWrong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LessWrong</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Yudkowsky" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Yudkowsky</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.radio/tags/Rationality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rationality</span></a></p>
James<p>A story of my experience with direct giving <a href="https://nonzerosum.games/saidi.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">nonzerosum.games/saidi.html</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/effort" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effort</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/luck" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>luck</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/chance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>chance</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/meritocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>meritocracy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/effectivealtruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectivealtruism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/globalvillage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>globalvillage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/duty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>duty</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/kindness" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kindness</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/generosity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>generosity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/friendship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>friendship</span></a></p>
VeganPizza69 ⓋⒶ<p>Robert Sapolsky on moral thinking vs moral feeling:</p><p>(this is FAQ format, the video starts at the 3rd question)</p><p><a href="https://youtu.be/6yxpZgNFkbI?t=990" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">youtu.be/6yxpZgNFkbI?t=990</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>This is not a spoiler, but an observation that I'm making: utilitarian thinking depends on brain damage. </p><p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://toot.community/@Sentientism" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Sentientism</span></a></span> </p><p><a href="https://veganism.social/tags/utilitarian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>utilitarian</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://veganism.social/tags/effectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectiveAltruism</span></a></p>
cassandroid אַנטיפֿאַ<p><a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EffectiveAltruism" target="_blank">#EffectiveAltruism</a> is when morality gets raped by <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23capitalism" target="_blank">#capitalism</a> and has a child</p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"As I say in the book, Andreessen’s manifesto runs almost entirely on vibes, not logic. I think someone may have told him about the futurist manifesto at some point, and he just sort of liked the general vibe, which is why he paraphrases a part of it. Maybe he learned something about Marinetti and forgot it. Maybe he didn’t care. </p><p>I really believe that when you get as rich as some of these guys are, you can just do things that seem like thinking and no one is really going to correct you or tell you things you don’t want to hear. For many of these billionaires, the vibes of fascism, authoritarianism, and colonialism are attractive because they’re fundamentally about creating a fantasy of control."</p><p><a href="https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/06/13/1118198/agi-ai-superintelligence-billionaires/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">technologyreview.com/2025/06/1</span><span class="invisible">3/1118198/agi-ai-superintelligence-billionaires/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AGI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AGI</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SuperIntelligence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SuperIntelligence</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Billionaires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Billionaires</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EffectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EffectiveAltruism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Rationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rationalism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Long" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Long</span></a>­Termism <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Extropianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Extropianism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Accelerationism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Accelerationism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Futurism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Futurism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Singularitarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Singularitarianism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Transhumanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transhumanism</span></a></p>
James<p>What is more effective: charity or volunteering? <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Charity" target="_blank">#Charity</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Volunteering" target="_blank">#Volunteering</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EffectiveGiving" target="_blank">#EffectiveGiving</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23EffectiveAltruism" target="_blank">#EffectiveAltruism</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Morality" target="_blank">#Morality</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Ethics" target="_blank">#Ethics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23Calculation" target="_blank">#Calculation</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23GameTheory" target="_blank">#GameTheory</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NonZeroSumGames" target="_blank">#NonZeroSumGames</a> follow the link or find "Non-Zero-Sum James" on your favourite pod catcher.<br><br><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/non-zero-sum-james/id1810797958?i=1000714947849" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A Kindness Equation</a></p>
James<p>A kindness equation.. what’s more effective charity or volunteering?</p><p><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/non-zero-sum-james/id1810797958?i=1000714947849" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">podcasts.apple.com/nz/podcast/</span><span class="invisible">non-zero-sum-james/id1810797958?i=1000714947849</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/charity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>charity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/volunteering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>volunteering</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ethics</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aid</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/helping" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>helping</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/effectivealtruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectivealtruism</span></a></p>
Katika Kühnreich<p>Finally updated my <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/profile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>profile</span></a> at <a href="https://speakerinnen.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">speakerinnen.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> :awesome: </p><p>Are you looking for a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/talk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>talk</span></a>, a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a> or an <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/interview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>interview</span></a> on the <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/socialimpact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>socialimpact</span></a> of <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/digitalization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>digitalization</span></a>?</p><p>On <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sustainability</span></a> or <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/ideologies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ideologies</span></a> behind digitalization as <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/cybernetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cybernetics</span></a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/gamification" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gamification</span></a>, <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/longtermism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longtermism</span></a>, or <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/effectivealtruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectivealtruism</span></a>?</p><p>Why the thoughts and theories of those in power heavily influence societies?</p><p>Are you looking for a <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/workshop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>workshop</span></a> on how to really interest people in <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/computersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>computersecurity</span></a>?</p><p>Contact me.</p><p>And <a href="https://chaos.social/tags/boost" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>boost</span></a> if you like</p>
Ingrid Hoeben Ⓥ 🇧🇪<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@_9CL7T9k8cjnD_" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>_9CL7T9k8cjnD_</span></a></span> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/effectivealtruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectivealtruism</span></a> is the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/key" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>key</span></a></p>
MSvana<p>I will be attending EAGxPrague conference in May. </p><p>I have been a big fan of <a href="https://80000hours.org" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">80000hours.org</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> for some time and given my background, I am interested in AI safety and also in "AI for good".</p><p>This is my first in-person involvement with the effective altruism community. I am well aware that there are some controversies around the movement, so I am quite curious about what I find when I finally meet the community in person.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ai" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ai</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/aisafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>aisafety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/effectivealtruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectivealtruism</span></a></p>
Nick Byrd, Ph.D.<p>The two most recent episodes of <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/BioUnethical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BioUnethical</span></a> with David Thorstad, Emily Largent, and <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/@GovindPersad" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>GovindPersad</span></a></span> were very (very!) good.</p><p>Hosts Leah Pierson and Sophie Gibert may be doing reflective discussion better than anyone — outstanding stage setting, questioning, improvising, etc.</p><p><a href="https://www.biounethical.com" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">biounethical.com</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/bioethics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bioethics</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/appliedEthics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appliedEthics</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Philosophy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Philosophy</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/medicine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicine</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/biology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>biology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/economics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>economics</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/epistemology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>epistemology</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>science</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/longtermerism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>longtermerism</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/effectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>effectiveAltruism</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/xRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>xRisk</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/existentialRisk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>existentialRisk</span></a></p>
Miguel Afonso Caetano<p>"A couple years ago, Oliver Habryka, the CEO of Lightcone, a company affiliated with LessWrong, published an essay asking why people in the rationalism, effective altruism and AI communities “sometimes go crazy”.</p><p>Habryka was writing not long after Sam Bankman-Fried, a major funder of AI research, had begun a spectacular downfall that would end in his conviction for $10bn of fraud. Habryka speculated that when a community is defined by a specific, high-stakes goal (such as making sure humanity isn’t destroyed by AI), members feel pressure to conspicuously live up to the “demanding standard” of that goal.</p><p>Habryka used the word “crazy” in the non-clinical sense, to mean extreme or questionable behavior. Yet during the period when Ziz was making her way toward what she would call “the dark side”, the Berkeley AI scene seemed to have a lot of mental health crises.</p><p>“This community was rife with nervous breakdown,” a rationalist told me, in a sentiment others echoed, “and it wasn’t random.” People working on the alignment problem “were having these psychological breakdowns because they were in this environment”. There were even suicides, including of two people who were part of the Zizians’ circle.</p><p>Wolford, the startup founder and former rationalist, described a chicken-and-egg situation: “If you take the earnestness that defines this community, and you look at civilization-ending risks of a scale that are not particularly implausible at this point, and you are somebody with poor emotional regulation, which also happens to be pretty common among the people that we’re talking about – yeah, why wouldn’t you freak the hell out? It keeps me up at night, and I have stuff to distract me.”</p><p>A high rate of pre-existing mental illnesses or neurodevelopmental disorders was probably also a factor, she and others told me."</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/global/ng-interactive/2025/mar/05/zizians-artificial-intelligence" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/global/ng-inte</span><span class="invisible">ractive/2025/mar/05/zizians-artificial-intelligence</span></a></p><p><a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/SiliconValley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SiliconValley</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Transhumanism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Transhumanism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/EffectiveAltruism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>EffectiveAltruism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/Rationalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Rationalism</span></a> <a href="https://tldr.nettime.org/tags/AI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AI</span></a></p>
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Alex Ștefănescu

#EffectiveAltruism folx should work on their reading comprehension.

I got an #AI in 2024 retrospective from 80,000 Hours, an Effective Ventures project (related to EA). In it, they mention that "the o1 language model [developed by OpenAI ][...] has the ability to deliberate about its answers before responding."

The OpenAI o1 release says: "We introduce deliberative alignment, a training paradigm that directly teaches reasoning LLMs [...] safety specifications..."

Quite the leap of faith...

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