(The hyperlinked text is taken verbatim from the sources linked.)
The thought behind this wording is that it ensures you actually introduce yourself, but also manages to subtly fit in two plugs—the first being that if a curious viewer tries fact-checking the ice cream factoid by Googling something like “humanity spends more on ice cream than technology not destroying us” the top search results will all be about Toby Ord’s The Precipice, and the second obviously being GWWC / effective giving.
Brainstorming some concrete wording for a personal intro:
“Hi, I’m Patrick. I’m currently pursuing a master’s degree in artificial intelligence. A startling fact that keeps me up at night is that humanity spends more on ice cream every year than on ensuring that the technologies we develop do not destroy us. I intend to help change this with my career and with the Giving What We Can pledge I’ve taken to give 10% of my income to whichever organisations can most effectively use it to improve the lives of others, now and in the years to come.”
(The hyperlinked text is taken verbatim from the sources linked.)
The thought behind this wording is that it ensures you actually introduce yourself, but also manages to subtly fit in two plugs—the first being that if a curious viewer tries fact-checking the ice cream factoid by Googling something like “humanity spends more on ice cream than technology not destroying us” the top search results will all be about Toby Ord’s The Precipice, and the second obviously being GWWC / effective giving.