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Bookmark or Share- Holden Karnofsky - EA ForumHolden Karnofsky 2y 2 0 To give a rough idea, I basically mean anyone who is likely to harm those around them (using a common-sense idea of doing harm) and/or "pollute the commons" by having an outsized and non-consultative negative impact on community dynamics.
- New blog: Cold Takes — EA Forum - Effective altruismRather than Holden creating a video (which takes quite a bit of non-writing work + additional team members), it would probably make more sense for Rational Animations or A Happier World to produce something.
- EA is about maximization, and maximization is perilous — EA ForumThanks for writing this, Holden! I agree that potential harms from the naive (mis-)application of maximizing consequentialism is a risk that's important to bear in mind, and to ward against. It's an interesting question whether this is best done by (i) raising concerns about maximizing in principle , or (ii) stressing the instrumental reasons ...
- Forecasting transformative AI: the "biological anchors" method in a ...Holden Karnofsky Oct 6 2021 4 0 There are contexts in which I'd want to use the terms as you do, but I think it is often reasonable to associate "conservatism" with being more hesitant to depart from conventional wisdom, the status quo, etc.
- My current impressions on career choice forHolden Karnofsky Jun 23 2021 5 0 I didn't mean to express a view one way or the other on particular current giving opportunities; I was instead looking for something a bit more general and timeless to say on this point, since especially in longtermism, giving opportunities can sometimes look very appealing at one moment and much less so at ...
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