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Category: Philosophical Discussion
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In our new "how can we help you?" thread, a reader asks: What is methodology? I've been in the field as a student or professional for almost two decades, I've taught 1,000+ students, I've published articles, and yet I realized this week after referee comments with a revise-and-resubmit verdict that I have thus far never…
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I have a couple of new Substack posts up on the moral hazards of AI development: Big Tech's Unethical AI Experiment on Humanity No one knows how to reliably test for AI safety There's also a new open letter that anyone can sign advocating for a pause on giant AI experiments. For an earlier post…
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You can read about why I think so here. (Also, check out this Twitter thread by philosopher Toby Ord).
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David Thorstad (Global Priorities Institute, University of Oxford) draws my attention to his new blog, "Ineffective altruism", which advances doubts about effective altruism and longtermism. As someone who shares many of these concerns (and more), I welcome the turning of a more critical eye toward these movements. To be clear, I very much support altruism…