WaPo Editorial Board: The failed philanthropy of Sam Bankman-Fried

Overall an even-handed (even charitable) treatment of EA in the context of Sam Bankman-Fried, though the authors do not have the most flattering view of long-termism.

Will share one quote but recommend reading the short piece in full.

“Yet the high visibility of one allegedly fraudulent operator, Mr. Bankman-Fried, does not discredit the entire effective-altruism movement — the majority of whose members were infuriated when the results of FTX’s wrongdoing became evident, moved quickly to repudiate his actions, and engaged in serious reflection about the flaws in their thinking that might have led to this outcome.”

Kudos to EA forum participants - perhaps less so EA “leadership” - for openly reckoning with the implications and lessons of SBF; it clearly hasn’t gone unnoticed.