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The intellectual movement that calls itself longtermism is an outgrowth of Effective Altruism (EA), a utilitarianism-inspired philanthropic programme founded just over a decade ago by Oxford philosophers Toby Ord and William MacAskill. EA, which claims to guide charitable giving to ...| Radical Philosophy
the remnants of Musk’s latest failed space launch burn up over the Bahamas last week; photo by Reuters/BBC| how to save the world
In the face of climate crisis it might seem myopic but philosophers from Spinoza to Næss argue it is the only way forward| Aeon
So the “Future of Life Institute” just published an open letter arguing for the “AI labs to immediately pause for at least 6 months the training of AI systems more powerful than GPT-4“. That letter has (at the point of me writing this) 1123 signatures, some of them by very respected and knowledgable people. Which […]| Smashing Frames
