leosn

• leosn 13 Nov 2022 11:17 UTC

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  on: Thoughts on FTX and re­turn­ing to our ideals

  I work in crypto media. Worth noting that EA didn’t just benefit from FTX, it created FTX. Jaan loaned Alameda $50m to do the original Bitcoin arbitrage, FTX founded on the back of that with nigh a dozen EAs. Source from Sequoia archives blog below https://​​archive.ph/​​qFJJN#selection-163.0-168.0

• leosn 16 Oct 2022 16:50 UTC

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  in reply to: Lumpyproletariat’s comment on: Ask (Every­one) Any­thing — “EA 101”

  This link could also be useful for learning how Yudkowsky & Hanson think about the issue: https://​​intelligence.org/​​ai-foom-debate

  Essentially, Yudkowsky is very worried about AGI (‘we’re dead in 20-30 years’ worried) because he thinks that progress on AI overall will rapidly accelerate as AI helps us make further progress. Hanson was (is?) less worried.
  

• leosn 4 Oct 2022 20:55 UTC

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  in reply to: ChrisSmith’s comment on: Assess­ing Cost Effec­tive­ness: malnu­tri­tion, famine, and cause prioritization

  Thank you very much, Chris, for the complement and the links. Interesting, and I think valid, point on ‘if mega charities should be assessed, then should those with scale take responsibility’. Thanks again; I donated to the GiveDirectly one, but glad for your perspective on StC, since I was not sure if it was in the same league at all.

• leosn 25 Sep 2022 19:19 UTC

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  in reply to: Lorenzo Buonanno’s comment on: Assess­ing Cost Effec­tive­ness: malnu­tri­tion, famine, and cause prioritization

  Thank you! I will include a link in OP too