Thinking about AI. Trying to build a Rat, EA, TPOT meetup scene in Morristown, New Jersey
Matt Brooks
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Thanks for shouting out https://www.impactcerts.com/ and our Discord!
We just hacked together V1 during ETH Denver’s hackathon last weekend but we’re going to be iterating towards a very serious market over the next few months.
If anyone wants to stay up-to-date on impact certificates or even better, wants to help build it (or support us in any way) then feel free to join our small but growing Discord.
Incredible. Thanks so much, I’ll reply here to let you know how we made out!
Great post!
I’m unlikely going to itemize my taxes so is there a simpler way my GF and I can take advantage of the best bonuses? We can countertrade each other on the same book if that helps. Are there low-hanging fruit bonuses in NJ? https://www.americangaming.org/state/new-jersey/?type=activity
If you’re thinking about something about GiveWell a catchy line might be something like:
“The best charities are 100 times more effective than others, GiveWell is a nonprofit that finds these charities and recommends them so your donation goes the furthest (or so your donation can save the most lives).”
Your post/idea reminds me of “Social Impact Bonds”: https://www.goldmansachs.com/insights/pages/social-impact-bonds.html
Seems sorta similar except instead of private investors it’s an open market for regular people to make a profit from their good policy investments.
This is great!
I had a similar idea regarding the crypto community as a great potential source of EA funding but I’m thinking more for-profit than strictly donation. It might be possible to tie crypto profits to EA funding by creating an impact certificate DAO.
I have a working project proposal I’ve been getting feedback on, if anyone is interested in reading it and giving me their thoughts just message me and I’ll send you the link!
I would love to connect with the EffectiveCrypto.org team to see if we can bounce some ideas off or learn from each other.
Bob does lose cash of his balance sheet, but his net asset position stays the same, because he’s gained an IC that he can resell.
What if no one buys it?
Really impressive post, some great deep thinking here. I saw earlier drafts and it has definitely grown and improved. I’m proud to be working with you on this project, thank you for your time and effort! And thanks for 1% of the impact as well, I appreciate that.
For anyone looking for a simple real-world example I have this WIP document on how it could have been used to kickstart climate change action in the past. I’m trying to figure out a way to easily convey the concept and benefits of an impact market to a general audience (non EA/Rationalist people)