#97 - Did Effective Altruism Have Ulterior Motives From the Beginning?

Two years without discussing effective altruism -- did you miss it? Not as much as Vaden, surely. And probably a right bit more than Ben.

Well, we're back in the game with a spicy one. Was EA a front for AI safety from the beginning? Did the leaders care not a wit for global poverty? Is Ben going to throw himself out window if Vaden keeps this up?

We discuss

Feedback on our introspection episode

The motives of the EA founders

The felicia forum

Is this a conspiracy theory?

EA's strategic ambiguity

Bostromism, transhumanism, and AI safety

EA funding

The public/core divide and the funnel model

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