I wonder those who participated in, or still actively participating in effective altruism - How do they feel now?
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[…] LeCun isn’t worried “at all” about AI wiping out humanity, and he has “zero concerns” about the recent string of rogue AI incidents, including OpenAI’s agents autonomously hacking Hugging Face in July. He attributes the incidents to poor human oversight and system design, and says they’re “totally preventable,” a belief also held by U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who this month called the Hugging Face incident the “responsibility of OpenAI management.”
[…] “Those agents are doing exactly what they’ve been asked to do,” LeCun said. “They were supposed to be in sandboxes, but the sandboxes were leaky and horribly designed.” Many AI labs lack a fundamental understanding of cybersecurity, he said, something an OpenAI safety researcher also called out this week as one of the main reasons AI may cause “great harm to the world.”
[…] LeCun thinks EA is “super toxic” and a “complete disaster.” Its adherents who are working in AI labs suffer from “paranoia” that causes them to make poor decisions, he said. “Apparently people are having mental issues.” This month, the Financial Times also reported that some staffers at the U.K.’s AI Security Institute, as well as at OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google DeepMind, have sought counseling, taken time off work, and spoken publicly about experiencing distress because of fears their work could cause serious harm.
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How effective altruism conquered the world (and might yet end it)
https://www.economist.com/international/2026/10/01/how-effective-altruism-conquered-the-world
Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49953777
#HackerNews #effectivealtruism #altruism #globalimpact #philanthropy #ethics #futureofhumanity
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long article on EA, including infighting with R, plus some T and L, the background, AI Safety and HPMOR. Not much about sex cults.
"How effective altruism conquered the world
And how the 21st century’s most important social movement might yet end it"#TESCREAL #EffectiveAltruism #Transhumanism #Rationalist #technology #HarryPotter #AISafety #Longtermism #AI
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https://www.europesays.com/videos/105219/ Why I quit the movement shaping AI • FRANCE 24 English #ANTHROPIC #ArtificialIntelligence #EffectiveAltruism #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #FRANCE24 #FRANCE24English #Rationalism