c/sneerclub · by GorillasAreForEating@awful.systems · 2y

Effective Altruism Funded the “AI Existential Risk” Ecosystem with Half a Billion Dollars

https://www.aipanic.news/p/effective-altruism-funded-the-ai

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6 Comments

GorillasAreForEating@awful.systems · 11 pts · 2y (4 replies)

Old news obviously, but I think it's worth documenting the organizations and dollar amounts

even Steven Pinker is coming out against EA now: https://twitter.com/sapinker/status/1732114240666743102

locallynonlinear@awful.systems · 5 pts · 2y (2 replies)

Is this an enemy of my enemy is my friend situation? Pinker's naive optimism bubble, is not exactly a perspective I 100% endorse either but hey 🤷

GorillasAreForEating@awful.systems · 7 pts · 2y

I intensely dislike him. I'd say his views rhyme with those of the rationalists, so to speak, which is why I think it's noteworthy that even a guy like him is criticizing EA now.

Shitgenstein1@awful.systems · 2 pts · 2y

Is this an enemy of my enemy is my friend situation?

More like a 'friend of my enemy has become their enemy is funny' situation.

JohnBierce@awful.systems · 5 pts · 2y

Even Peven Stinker, friend and defender of Jeffrey Epstein, is coming out against EA? Wow.

Evinceo@awful.systems · 5 pts · 2y

I lol'd at:

What are they doing with all that money?

¯\(ツ)/¯