This is such a great initiative ever since you published the EA MH map of all the various groups and people in the space, and now these flash talks & gatherings have been very fruitful. My organization has benefited tremendously already. Momentum is building and soon the main EA conversation about AI will be about how we're using it to aid therapists, language agnostically, across cultures!!
Hi team, i'm sorry to have missed the meeting due to work committments. I saw that you may have recorded the session, is it possible to share the recording via email? Id be really interested in connecting with others working in this space (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahjane-sj-tierney/)
We're excited to announce an upcoming event focused on mental health in the EA space! This is a great chance to hear about emerging projects, exchange ideas, and connect with others passionate about mental health.
Event Details
📅 Date: Monday, June 9th ⏰ Time: 3:00 PM (UTC) 📍 Location: Zoom (details in calendar invite) 🔗Calendar Invite
Speakers (subject to change):
Mark Rootenberg
Introduction to the EA mental health space and our efforts to coordinate
+ What makes therapy effective
Luis Burgis
Happiness that causes Virtue
Anand Jeevanandham - AJ
Machine Learning for Mental Health - How ML can help mitigate scale and bias challenges in mental health diagnostics.
Gina Hafez
EA therapist
TBD
(will update once speakers confirm)
Networking & Mingling
Join us after the talks for networking and mingling!
⏰ Time: Begins at 3:40 PM UTC 📍 Location: EA Gathertown 🔗Gathertown Link
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Today marks exactly one year since If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies: Why Superhuman AI Would Kill Us All, by Eliezer Yudkowsky and Nate Soare...
This is such a great initiative ever since you published the EA MH map of all the various groups and people in the space, and now these flash talks & gatherings have been very fruitful. My organization has benefited tremendously already. Momentum is building and soon the main EA conversation about AI will be about how we're using it to aid therapists, language agnostically, across cultures!!