Economist Benjamin Moll has organized a high-stakes bet with philosopher William MacAskill and others on whether U.S. real GDP per capita will grow by at least 15% within a single year by the end of 2…
A new opinion piece argues that debates over AI consciousness are a distraction that lets companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Meta escape liability for harms caused by their systems. The pie…
A review of William MacAskill's 'Doing Good Better' examines how effective altruism uses evidence-based reasoning to maximize philanthropic impact, challenging readers to move beyond emotional giving.…
Participants in the Plateau State University School of Postgraduate Studies Effective Altruism Fellowship in Nigeria reflect on William MacAskill's book 'Doing Good Better', arguing that good intentio…
AIS Collab is piloting a nine-week Better Futures Fellowship program aimed at individuals deciding whether to focus on research and fieldbuilding to improve the quality of future civilizations, condit…
Lock-in risk research remains neglected despite its potential for high impact, according to a new analysis by Formation Research. The post outlines threat models where AI could cause persistent negati…