BLUF:
* To determine whether AI is ‘improving exponentially’, ‘hitting the wall’, or any other claim which involves a quantity or magnitude (e.g. ‘This model was a big leap/small increment’). We need a good y-axis: an interval scale of AI capability which means +1 unit always represents the same degree of ‘how much better’, in the same way +1 degree Celsius is always the same amount of ‘how much hotter’.
* Yet there is no good y-axis for AI capability. All our...
Summary
* The animal welfare movement has already seen an influx in funding and should prepare for the possibility of more.
* The EA Animal Welfare Fund is encouraging those working in animal advocacy to actively set aside time and resources now to concretely plan for scaling sustainably, and we’ll support you in doing that.
* We’re requesting advocates set concrete ambitious goals and submit plans t...
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1. Applications are now open for our first ever round of the Charity Entrepreneurship Incubation Program dedicated exclusively to animal welfare. Learn more about what’s different this round here and apply...
Health Progress Hub is Looking for Contributors from Low- and Middle-Income Countries!
Health Progress Hub (HPH), an initiative by GPRG aims to accelerate global health progress by building infrastructure that helps high-impact NGOs identify and deploy local talent more efficiently. We are looking for contributors from Low- and Middle-Income Countries who are motivated to accelerate global health progress using their local insights and networks.
You'd support both HPH and our partner organizations through research, recruitment assistance, stakeholder mapping, and program support. We'll match tasks to your strengths and interests, and what HPH and our partners need.
You'll gain practical experience working on real global health challenges, develop skills in areas such as research, operations and strategy, and connect with others working to tackle critical health challenges. With your permission, we can include you in our talent database, enabling global health organizations to consider you for relevant volunteer or paid positions.
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