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• incredibleutilityJan 7, 2025, 3:50 PM

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  on: Why are bond yields anoma­lously ris­ing fol­low­ing the Septem­ber rate cut?

  Potentially related to: https://​​forum.effectivealtruism.org/​​posts/​​8c7LycgtkypkgYjZx/​​agi-and-the-emh-markets-are-not-expecting-aligned-or

[Question] Why are bond yields anoma­lously ris­ing fol­low­ing the Septem­ber rate cut?

• incredibleutilityOct 29, 2024, 3:54 PM

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  on: Marginal Revolu­tion: Effec­tive Altru­ists and Fi­nance Theory

  Follow up to: https://​​marginalrevolution.com/​​marginalrevolution/​​2024/​​10/​​a-funny-feature-of-the-ai-doomster-argument.html

Marginal Revolu­tion: Effec­tive Altru­ists and Fi­nance Theory

• incredibleutilityJul 12, 2024, 3:32 AM

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  on: cjp’s Quick takes

  David Rubinstein recently interviewed Philippe Laffont, the founder of Coatue (probably worth $5-10b). When asked about his philanthropic activities, Laffont basically said he’s been too busy to think about it, but wanted to do something someday. I admit I was shocked. Laffont is a savant technology investor and entrepreneur (including in AI companies) and it sounded like he literally hadn’t put much thought into what to do with his fortune.

  Are there concerted efforts in the EA community to get these people on board? Like, is there a google doc with a six degrees of separation plan to get dinner with Laffont? The guy went to MIT and invests in AI companies. In just wouldn’t be hard to get in touch. It seems like increasing the probability he aims some of his fortune at effective charities would justify a significant effort here. And I imagine there are dozens or hundreds of people like this. Am I missing some obvious reason this isn’t worth pursuing or likely to fail? Have people tried? I’m a bit of an outsider here so I’d love to hear people’s thoughts on what I’m sure seems like a pretty naive take!

  https://​​youtu.be/​​_nuSOMooReY?si=6582NoLPtSYRwdMe

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