When Brian Gardner discovered the philosophy behind effective altruism, which encourages the use of evidence and reason in determining the most effective ways to help people, he realized it matches ...

But it has also done tremendous damage to a philosophy that Bankman-Fried championed: effective altruism. Effective altruism is a niche but influential theory of how to do good in the world.

The philosophy, 'effective altruism', is well intentioned – but complicated. On 28 March 2024, all eyes will be on a courtroom in New York City, where former cryptocurrency billionaire Sam ...

Reprinted from "Your Brain on Altruism: The Power of Connection and Community during Times of Crisis" by Nicole Karlis, courtesy of University of California Press ...

Ord told me his path toward founding effective altruism began in 2005, when he was completing his BPhil, Oxford’s infamously demanding version of a philosophy master’s. The degree requires ...

On this episode, effective altruism’s defenders and critics try ... Seth Lazar (Australia National University). Hi-Phi Nation is philosophy in story form, integrating narrative journalism ...

In a few short years, effective altruism has become the giving philosophy for many Silicon Valley programmers, hedge funders and even tech billionaires. By Nicholas Kulish When Elon Musk’s text ...

Arul joined EANU because he had a prior interest in philosophy and effective altruism. He said he participated in the AI Safety Program because he’s seen issues surrounding artificial ...