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Summary: The NAO will increase our sequencing significantly over the next few months, funded by a $3M grant from Open Philanthropy. This will allow us to scale our early-warning …
Remember: There is no such thing as a pink elephant.
Recently, I was made aware that my “infohazards small working group” Signal chat, an informal coordination venue where we have frank discussions …
Epistemic status: 0%
Much ink has been spilled on this forum investigating what we should do about the world's most pressing problems. However, I've recently come to the realization that doing nothi…
For immediate release: April 1, 2025
OXFORD, UK — The Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) announced today that it will no longer identify as an "Effective Altruism" organization.
"After careful con…
[This is a belated submission for the EA Red-teaming contest]
Having recently discovered PowerSmoothie.org, a website founded by our very own Holden Karnofsky, I felt compelled to share some concern…
Hi, I’m Tandena Wagner. As part of my research for EcoResillience Initiative (an EA organization searching for the best ways to preserve biodiversity into the long-term future), I’ve investigated se…
It is standard form in EA to state one's welcomingness of feedback, both in a personal and professional capacity. Individuals and organisations alike often have many means by which you can deliver f…
It's time for safety conscious researchers to leave Anthropic
This is a short post, due to an unfortunate lack of time (in more ways than one).
I think it's pretty clear that AGI might come about …