Ajeya Cotra announced her departure from Open Philanthropy after nearly nine years, describing a decade-long pattern of grand visions followed by disillusionment and self-criticism. Despite feeling sh…
Ajeya Cotra's 'train to crazy town' metaphor for Effective Altruist reasoning is revisited, with the author arguing that moral theories may not be meant to guide individuals directly. The piece advoca…
An outsider who recently completed the CEA Career Bootcamp shares observations about the EA/AI safety ecosystem, noting its vibrancy but also uneven accessibility, particularly for those outside Weste…
Effective altruists may be neglecting political actions like voting and protests, which are non-delegatable and increasingly important for AI safety legislation. PauseAI UK has made it easier for indi…
AI is unlikely to make factory farms obsolete, with only a 32% chance of cultivated meat displacing animal agriculture, according to a forecaster who argues that AI-driven efficiency gains will also l…
The Alphabet Institute has secured a physical facility at Cavendish University in Lusaka, Zambia, to host weekly Effective Altruism and 80,000 Hours workshops starting July 4. Founder, who also works …
At a BlueDot Impact panel on AI safety careers, attendees expressed frustration over the field's simultaneous claims of talent shortages and high selectivity in hiring. The author argues that genuine …
A blogger predicts a massive increase in funding for effective altruism (EA) causes by 2028, potentially eight times the 2025 level, based on trends and key donor decisions. The author urges the EA co…
A former effective altruist explains how reading Ayn Rand's 'Atlas Shrugged' led him to leave the EA movement, arguing that EA bundles distinct philosophical ideals—rationalism, impactful agency, maxi…
The Unjournal has not expanded into evaluating legal research due to a lack of senior or mid-career legal scholars willing to co-lead the initiative. The organization has created a prototype tool for …
A distinction has emerged within effective altruism between "EA 1.0," the pre-2013 global poverty-focused movement, and "EA 2.0," the post-2017 version centered on AI and existential risk. The author …
A forum post has proposed that personal finance and career-focused YouTube channels represent an underexplored outreach opportunity for Effective Altruism (EA) ideas, noting that these channels attrac…
A former Google employee's LinkedIn post offering career guidance to laid-off tech workers resulted in 27 inbound calls within 24 hours, revealing that many talented professionals outside the AI safet…