James Fodor

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Hi, my name is James Fodor. I am a longtime student and EA organiser from Melbourne. I love science, history, philosophy, and using these to make a difference in the world.

Benchmark Performance is a Poor Measure of Generalisable AI Reasoning Capabilities

James FodorFeb 21, 2025, 4:25 AM

12 points

3 comments24 min readEA link

Case-control survey of EAGx attendees finds no behavioural or attitudinal changes after six months

James FodorJul 27, 2024, 7:01 AM

228 points

47 comments15 min readEA link

Report and Data for EAGxAustralia 2023

James FodorMar 17, 2024, 4:25 AM

26 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Intrinsic limitations of GPT-4 and other large language models, and why I’m not (very) worried about GPT-n

James FodorJun 3, 2023, 1:09 PM

28 points

3 comments11 min readEA link

The FTX crisis highlights a deeper cultural problem within EA—we don’t sufficiently value good governance

James FodorNov 14, 2022, 12:43 PM

452 points

55 comments4 min readEA link

A Critique of AI Takeover Scenarios

James FodorAug 31, 2022, 1:49 PM

53 points

4 comments12 min readEA link

Concern about the EA London COVID protocol

James FodorSep 2, 2021, 1:11 AM

11 points

12 comments3 min readEA link

The Fermi Paradox has not been dissolved

James FodorDec 12, 2020, 12:02 PM

107 points

14 comments14 min readEA link

EAGxAsia-Pacific 2020 Applications Now Open

James FodorSep 30, 2020, 9:29 AM

15 points

0 comments1 min readEA link

Critical Review of ‘The Precipice’: A Reassessment of the Risks of AI and Pandemics

James FodorMay 11, 2020, 11:11 AM

111 points

32 comments26 min readEA link

Running Effective Altruism Groups: A Literature Review

James FodorJul 8, 2019, 1:22 PM

42 points

8 comments1 min readEA link

(drive.google.com)

Effective Altruism is an Ideology, not (just) a Question

James FodorJun 28, 2019, 7:18 AM

168 points

46 comments16 min readEA link

(thegodlesstheist.com)

Critique of Superintelligence Part 5

James FodorDec 13, 2018, 5:19 AM

12 points

2 comments6 min readEA link

Critique of Superintelligence Part 4

James FodorDec 13, 2018, 5:14 AM

4 points

2 comments4 min readEA link

Critique of Superintelligence Part 3

James FodorDec 13, 2018, 5:13 AM

3 points

5 comments7 min readEA link

Critique of Superintelligence Part 2

James FodorDec 13, 2018, 5:12 AM

10 points

12 comments7 min readEA link

Critique of Superintelligence Part 1

James FodorDec 13, 2018, 5:10 AM

22 points

13 comments8 min readEA link

Meetup : Effective Altruism Melbourne Screening & Discussion: Does Foreign Aid Work?

James FodorOct 15, 2014, 2:14 AM

0 points

0 comments1 min readEA link