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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Fanaticism (Part 4: Problems for anti-fanatical decision theories)
Anti-fanatical decision theories have problems of their own.
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Fanaticism (Part 3: Arguments for fanaticism)
There are several good arguments for fanaticism.
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Fanaticism (Part 2: Further reasons for doubt)
There are many reasons to doubt the truth of fanaticism.
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Fanaticism (Part 1: Introduction)
The case for longtermism is strongest on fanatical decision theories. They might be wrong.
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If anyone builds it, everyone dies (Part 5: Solutions)
Yudkowsky and Soares have a simple solution to AI safety: Shut it down.
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Getting it right (Part 4: Criticism)
Effective altruists often go to great lengths to engage with their critics.
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If anyone builds it, everyone dies (Part 4: We would lose)
Yudkowsky and Soares argue that we would lose a conflict with artificial superintelligence
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Papers I learned from (Part 8: Somebody should do something)
Brownstein, Madva and Kelly examine the role of personal choices in systemic change.
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If anyone builds it, everyone dies (Part 3: Remaining arguments for misalignment)
This post addresses the second of Yudkowsky and Soares’ two main arguments for misalignment in Chapter 4.
