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We speak to Nick Allardice, President & CEO of GiveDirectly. Afterwards Steven and Eneasz get wrapped up talking about community altruism for a bit.
LINKS
Give Directly
GiveDirectly Tech Innovation Fact Sheet
00:00:05 – Give Directly with Nick Allardice
01:12:19 – Steven & Eneasz chat about Community Altruism
01:49:35 – Guild of the Rose
01:51:36 – Thank the Supporter!
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Dave Kasten joins us to discuss how AI is being discussed in the US government and gives a rather inspiring and hopeful take.
LINKS
Narrow Path
Center for AI Policy
Dave Kasten’s Essay on the Essay Meta on his Substack
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TBC episode 202 – we talk with the Center for AI Policy
Kickstarter link for Thomas Eliot’s new game: The Singularity Will Happen In Less Than A Year
00:00:05 – AI Policy in D.C.
01:20:07 – Fundraising for CAIP and The Singularity Will Happen in Less Than a Year
01:24:28 – Guild of the Rose
01:29:16 – Thank the Supporter!
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The White House wants to hear from you regarding what it should do about AI safety. Now’s your chance to spend a few minutes to make someone read your thoughts on the subject! Submissions are due by midnight EST on March 15th.
Submit your comments the the White House here
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John Bennett discusses Milton Friedman‘s model of policy change.
LINKS
The Milton Friedman Model of Policy Change
John Bennett’s LinkedIn
Friedman’s “Capitalism and Freedom” Preface
Ross Rheingans-Yoo on Thalidomide at Complex Systems, and at his blog
“Every Bay Area Walled Compound”
Trace on the FAA hiring scandal
What We Owe the Future (Will MacAskill)
Center for AI Policy
TBC episode 202 – we talk with the Center for AI Policy
Horizon Institute for Public Service Fellowships
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00:00:05 – The Milton Friedman Theory of Change
01:03:20 – HPMOR 10 year anniversary reminder
01:06:10 – Guild of the Rose
01:09:14 – Less Wrong Posts
01:29:04 – Thank the Supporter!
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Rationality: From AI to Zombies, The Podcast
LessWrong Sequence Posts Discussed in this Episode:
The So-Called Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle
Next Sequence Posts:
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G
ene Smith on polygenic screening; gene editing to give our children the happiest, healthiest, best lives they can live; and if we can do this in adults as well. Plus how this will interface with the AI future.
LINKS
How To Make Super Babies
How to have Polygenically Screened Children
Significantly Enhancing Adult Intelligence With Gene Editing May Be Possible
Meiosis is all you need
Welcome Polygenically Screened Babies
Gwern on Embryo Selection
Being Ladylike for Autistic Women Bayes Blast
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00:00:05 – Super babies!
01:35:34 – HPMOR 10 year anniversary!
01:37:51 – Guild of the Rose
01:39:05 – Steven’s follow-up on Being Ladylike for Autistic Women
01:46:10 – Thank the Supporter!
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