Digest #176 [short]

Hello!

Consider sharing reflections on the life of the vegetarian Quaker slavery abolitionist and activist Benjamin Lay, who died 265 years ago. 

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— Toby (for the Forum team)

We recommend:

1. Celebrating Benjamin Lay (Lizka, 10 min)
2. Sam Altman’s Chip Ambitions Undercut OpenAI’s Safety Strategy (Garrison, link-post) (see also Garrison’s Jacobin cover story on AI capitalism and the x-risk debates)
3. Things to check about a job or internship (Julia_Wise, 10 min)
4. Thoughts on "The Offense-Defense Balance Rarely Changes" (Cullen, 6 min)
5. What we know about growth: Labor markets in LMICs (Karthik Tadepalli, 10 min)
6. Community
   • On being an EA for decades (Michelle_Hutchinson, 7 min)
   • Mathilde Danès (1994-2024) (Elisa Autric)

Announcements:

1. Updates and news
   • Ambitious Impact (AIM) - a new brand for Charity Entrepreneurship and our extended ecosystem! (CE, Joey, KarolinaSarek)
   • Upcoming changes to the EV US and EV UK leadership teams (Rob Gledhill)
2. Jobs and opportunities
   • Two entries in the “Who’s Hiring?” thread have upcoming deadlines, Apply by Feb 21 for multiple jobs in ops and research at ERA, and Apply by Feb 23rd for multiple jobs in research at CHERI
   • Applications are open for EAGxAustin, the EA and Judaism Intro Fellowship, LawAI's Summer Research Fellowship, CEEALAR, and the CEA Career Planning Program

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