Open Thread 406
This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial subreddit , Discord , and bulletin board , and in-person meetups around the world .
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- Published: November 03, 2025
- Source: https://www.astralcodexten.com/p/open-thread-406
- Document ID:
2025-11-03_open-thread-406_full
Category Map
Events
- Inkhaven (5 mentions)
Organizations
- ACX (151 mentions)
- NIH (8 mentions)
- Lighthaven (5 mentions)
People
- Skyler (20 mentions)
- AmandaFromBethlehem (1 mentions)
- Bill Friedman (1 mentions)
- Dr. Bhattacharya (1 mentions)
- Sasha Putilin (1 mentions)
Places
Venues
- Constellation (1 mentions)
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This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial subreddit , Discord , and bulletin board , and in-person meetups around the world . Most content is free, some is subscriber only; you can subscribe here . Also: 1: Constellation is an office building that hosts much of the Bay Area AI safety ecosystem. They are hiring for several positions, including research program manager , “ talent mobilization lead ”, operations coordinator , and junior and senior IT coordinators . All positions full-time and in-person in Berkeley, see links for details. 2: Thanks to everyone who signed the NIH open letter that I signal-boosted here . Dr. Bhattacharya ended up spending the funds the way we had hoped before the letter was even completed (thank you!), so it didn’t end up going anywhere. I and the letter’s sponsors still appreciate your support. 3: This November, Lighthaven is sponsoring Inkhaven, a “blogging residency” where forty-one early-career would-be bloggers stay with them for the month and have to write one post per day or get kicked out. Follow along here . You may recognize this year’s book review contest winner Bill Friedman , last year’s winner AmandaFromBethlehem , ACX meetup czar Skyler , and last year’s ACX grantee Sasha Putilin . And here is a prediction market on how many people get kicked out.