Not sure if this is the best place to ask this question, but I'm seeking to explore EA's connection to Taiwan's Digital Democracy movement - it doesn't seem like there is one right now, which seems ineffective.
I'm specifically, personally, interested in talking to anyone directly involved with the movement in Taiwan who can help me develop a deeper understanding, and who can provide feedback on ideas I'm playing with about digital trust systems.
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Subtitle: If acceleration compounds, the naive extrapolation implies superintelligence within a year
This post discusses a public METR report on AI R&D acceler...
TL;DR:
* When we started Rethink Priorities (RP) in 2018, our mission was, simply put, to close the knowledge gaps that stopped people from improving the world as much as they could. That hasn’t changed much, but the landscape we’re doing it in is shifting.
* In 2027, we plan to grow our core GHD, Animal Welfare, and Worldview Investigations teams to take on emerging priorities across causes, including those that the forthcoming transformative AI is creating.
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This was cross-posted from the Animal Charity Evaluators blog.
We update our list of recommendations annually. This year, we announced our recommendations on November 10.
Most people who care about animals arrive at the same impas...
If anyone is doing anything re: Turkey Earthquake and could benefit from a few hours of researcher/generalist time I'm available.