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In Continued Defense Of Effective Altruism

Scott Alexander defends effective altruism by highlighting its major accomplishments and arguing that its occasional missteps are outweighed by its positive impact on the world.

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Nov 28, 2023 4,266 words 439 likes 845 comments Listen · 19 min Read Read

effective altruism (100) debate (86) AI safety (77) AI development (23) existential risk (19) regulation (16) international relations (4) policy (3)

Pause For Thought: The AI Pause Debate

Scott Alexander reviews a debate on AI development pauses, discussing various strategies and their potential impacts on AI safety and progress.

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Oct 5, 2023 5,768 words 96 likes 457 comments Listen · 34 min Read Read

AI safety (77) AI risk (46) OpenAI (30) AI governance (7) AGI (5) alignment research (2)

OpenAI's "Planning For AGI And Beyond"

Scott Alexander critically examines OpenAI's 'Planning For AGI And Beyond' statement, discussing its implications for AI safety and development.

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Mar 1, 2023 4,475 words 203 likes 581 comments Listen · 29 min Read Read

AI safety (77) AI alignment (37) AI capabilities (22) reinforcement learning (7) GPT-3 (4)

ELK And The Problem Of Truthful AI

Scott Alexander examines the Eliciting Latent Knowledge (ELK) problem in AI alignment and various proposed solutions.

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Jul 26, 2022 6,490 words 112 likes 295 comments Listen · 42 min Read Read

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