Effective Altruism Funded the “AI Existential Risk” Ecosystem with Half a Billion Dollars - eviltoast
The “AI Existential Safety” field did not arise organically. Effective Altruism invested $500 million in its growth and expansion.
  • locallynonlinear@awful.systemsEnglish
    5·
    1 year ago

    Is this an enemy of my enemy is my friend situation? Pinker’s naive optimism bubble, is not exactly a perspective I 100% endorse either but hey 🤷

    • GorillasAreForEating@awful.systemsOPEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I intensely dislike him. I’d say his views rhyme with those of the rationalists, so to speak, which is why I think it’s noteworthy that even a guy like him is criticizing EA now.

    • Shitgenstein1@awful.systemsEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Is this an enemy of my enemy is my friend situation?

      More like a ‘friend of my enemy has become their enemy is funny’ situation.