Astral Codex Ten - Open Thread 214
This is the weekly visible open thread. Odd-numbered open threads will be no-politics, even-numbered threads will be politics-allowed. This one is even-numbered, so go wild - or post about whatever else you want. Also: 1: Crypto exchange FTX announces the launch of the Future Fund (blog announcement, Twitter thread), a philanthropic organization run by various great people who I trust. They hope to spend $100 million - $1 billion per year on cause areas that improve the long-term future, including AI alignment, biosecurity, climate, nuclear war, education, prediction markets, and many more. What this means for you:
2: Related: the Open Philanthropy Project’s long-termist effective altruist movement-building team is hiring. They work to direct donations, spread the word about effective altruism, and make the movement more capable. Pay is low six-figures, living in SF is recommended but not absolutely required. See here for more info. 3: On my previous post, Ukraine Warcasting, I asked people for the names of anyone who had successfully predicted both the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the strong Ukrainian resistance, and said I’d signal-boost them if they existed. Someone brought up a Hungarian YouTuber named Adam Something, who I am dutifully signal-boosting. Another commenter pointed out that Anatoly Karlin was wrong before he was right. Many such cases! You’re a free subscriber to Astral Codex Ten. For the full experience, become a paid subscriber. |
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What Are We Arguing About When We Argue About Rationality?
Friday, March 4, 2022
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Microaddictions
Wednesday, March 2, 2022
Epistemic status: very speculative
Ukraine Warcasting
Tuesday, March 1, 2022
Mantic Monday 2/28/22: Predictions, market accountability, pundit accountability
Open Thread 213
Monday, February 28, 2022
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Austin Meetup Correction
Friday, February 25, 2022
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