Effective Altruism has it all wrong
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.
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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,...