Crossposted to Less Wrong
‘Like most of life’s dangers, the dangers of artificial intelligence are not easily identified from the armchair.’
J Dmitri Gallow
Epistemic status
I’m not an expert in this field, and herein I make some sweeping generalisations educated guesses about the overall...
TL;DR: EA has traditionally deprioritized climate change as a cause area. But a new report from Rethink Priorities, an EA research institute, suggests that specific Earth systems risks driven by climate change could have mortality impacts comparable to major global health burdens, on top of the known damages of climate change.
The report finds that research and governance work on ‘Earth Systems Stabilization’ to establish whether safe options to address th...
ALTERING TO URGENCY: EA and Africa
My very short thought on what the EA community really needs to do right when it comes to supporting talents from Africa.
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I wish that the leadership of EA orgs will take this really seriously.
EA needs Africa in order to multiply impact, Africa needs EA to empower young African talents to solve the continent’s and globally shared pressing challenges.
PS: I am not working directly on this issue. However, I would welcome conversations that could provide solutions and would be happy to support such efforts. My email - [email protected].
Cheers!