Reflective altruism
I’m a philosopher at Vanderbilt University (views my own). The purpose of this blog is to use academic research to drive positive change within and around the effective altruism movement. Discussions are long-form and structured around thematic series. Subscribe below for biweekly posts.
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If anyone builds it, everyone dies (Part 1: Introduction and cruxes)
Yudkowsky and Soares lay out their case for AI risk. This post introduces the book and identifies key cruxes.
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Epistemics (Part 10: The nontrivial probability gambit)
Positing nontrivial probabilities is no substitute for arguing for them.
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Instrumental convergence and power-seeking (Part 4: Conclusion)
This post draws lessons from our discussion of instrumental convergence and power-seeking
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Getting it right (Part 3: Ambition)
Effective altruists aim big, and they often succeed.
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Harms (Part 5: Supporting frontier AI companies)
Given their stated beliefs, effective altruists often show an unusual degree of support for frontier AI companies
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Exaggerating the risks (Part 22: AI 2027 recap)
This post draws lessons from our discussion of the AI 2027 report.
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Exaggerating the risks (Part 21: AI 2027 takeoff forecast)
The AI 2027 takeoff forecast predicts the arrival of superintelligence a year after superhuman coders arrive. I have my doubts.
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Instrumental convergence and power-seeking (Part 3: Turner et al.)
The most-discussed modern power-seeking theorem, due to Alex Turner and colleagues, also won’t do the trick
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Human biodiversity (Part 9: EA Forum, continued)
This post continues my discussion of the impact of human biodiversity theory (HBD) on the EA Forum
