Open Thread 214
This is the weekly visible open thread. Odd-numbered open threads will be no-politics, even-numbered threads will be politics-allowed. This one is even-numbered, so go wild - or post about whatever else you want.
Metadata
- Published: March 07, 2022
- Source: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/open-thread-214
- Document ID:
2022-03-07_open-thread-214_full
Category Map
Concepts
- effective altruism (48 mentions)
Organizations
- FTX (32 mentions)
- Open Philanthropy Project (12 mentions)
- Future Fund (6 mentions)
People
- Anatoly Karlin (5 mentions)
- Adam Something (1 mentions)
Places
- SF (31 mentions)
Publications
- Ukraine Warcasting (2 mentions)
Full Primary Source Text
This is the weekly visible open thread. Odd-numbered open threads will be no-politics, even-numbered threads will be politics-allowed. This one is even-numbered, so go wild - or post about whatever else you want. Also: 1: Crypto exchange FTX announces the launch of the Future Fund ( blog announcement , Twitter thread ), a philanthropic organization run by various great people who I trust. They hope to spend $100 million - $1 billion per year on cause areas that improve the long-term future, including AI alignment, biosecurity, climate, nuclear war, education, prediction markets, and many more . What this means for you: - If you have a project that needs funding in one of those areas, apply to them . - They’re experimenting with “regranting”, ie if you’re a knowledgeable person who expects to be able to find and assess projects that they would miss, you can apply for a discretionary budget (“in the $250K - few million range”) and they’ll let you give it out. See their regranting page for more. - If you have an idea for a project they should try to figure out a way to create and fund, enter their Project Ideas Competition , and win $5000 if it’s good enough to add to their list of such projects. Warning: this contest closes tomorrow (Monday)! 2: Related: the Open Philanthropy Project’s long-termist effective altruist movement-building team is hiring. They work to direct donations, spread the word about effective altruism, and make the movement more capable. Pay is low six-figures, living in SF is recommended but not absolutely required. See here for more info. 3: On my previous post, Ukraine Warcasting, I asked people for the names of anyone who had successfully predicted both the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the strong Ukrainian resistance, and said I’d signal-boost them if they existed. Someone brought up a Hungarian YouTuber named Adam Something, who I am dutifully signal-boosting . Another commenter pointed out that Anatoly Karlin was wrong before he was right . Many such cases!