I find Jaron Lanier’s thoughts on the impacts of tech development interesting and probably controversial in EA circles.
Daron Acemoglu is a known growth economist, and he has recently published a new book and had an interesting episode with Rhys Lindmark.
I also remember following Vinay Gupta a while back, and that he had interesting opinions on civilizational resilience (say, here). He was also involved with Ethereum, and is doing blockchain stuff, not sure what.
Generally, I’m interested in more discussion with people in communities or ideas that could be EA-adjacent but there isn’t a lot of (visible) overlap at the moment. Say, leftist economists, blockchain, metascience, or virtue-ethicists.
I’d also be very interested in both Lanier and Gupta’s views. But, could you elaborate on why you’d expect Lanier to be “probably controversial in EA circles”?
Maybe controversial is too strong a word. I think EAs tend to think on the margin and are also less concerned with inequality or with non-existential risks from advanced tech.
I find Jaron Lanier’s thoughts on the impacts of tech development interesting and probably controversial in EA circles.
Daron Acemoglu is a known growth economist, and he has recently published a new book and had an interesting episode with Rhys Lindmark.
I also remember following Vinay Gupta a while back, and that he had interesting opinions on civilizational resilience (say, here). He was also involved with Ethereum, and is doing blockchain stuff, not sure what.
Generally, I’m interested in more discussion with people in communities or ideas that could be EA-adjacent but there isn’t a lot of (visible) overlap at the moment. Say, leftist economists, blockchain, metascience, or virtue-ethicists.
I’d also be very interested in both Lanier and Gupta’s views. But, could you elaborate on why you’d expect Lanier to be “probably controversial in EA circles”?
Maybe controversial is too strong a word. I think EAs tend to think on the margin and are also less concerned with inequality or with non-existential risks from advanced tech.