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Unlike causes that tug at the heartstrings to make an appeal, EA looks only at the most efficient way to improve the world. It all makes perfect, rational sense. And that’s where it goes wrong.

Troves of evidence released during his trial tell the strange story of how he and his inner circle tried to steer a congressional race in Oregon.

The Hedgehog Review is published three times per year by the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture. In keeping with the Institute’s own mission and vision, the journal is concerned with issues of contemporary cultural change and its individual and social consequences.

Folk wisdom has been telling us for a long time what to do in a bad situation

In the past year, Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, has become the embodiment of a contradiction at the heart of artificial intelligence. Buoyed by the euphoria following the launch of the company’s AI-powered chatbot ChatGPT 12 months ago,...

The tech industry is divided over how best to develop AI, and whether it’s possible to balance safety with the pursuit of profits

Sam Altman’s firing showed the influence of effective altruism and its view that AI development must slow down. His return marked its limits.

Four authors with top statistical chops, including Yaneer Bar-Yam and Nassim Nicholas Taleb, stomp all over the anti-mask Cochrane Report.

It’s been a whirlwind few days for the startup at the heart of the artificial intelligence revolution—but they only have themselves to blame.

The multibillion-dollar Effective Altruism movement makes rich people feel good about being rich — to hell with the bad publicity.