The growing pains of effective altruism

The growing pains of effective altruism

This past weekend I attended the latest Effective Altruism Global conference, which was held in the Bay Area, where I live. These events always have me reflecting on two things: how to effectively do good in the world — the prime directive of EA — and the culture and history of the EA movement itself. …

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8th Annual AMD Day of Service: Celebrating a Global Impact of Good

8th Annual AMD Day of Service: Celebrating a Global Impact of Good

Published an hour ago Submitted by AMD AMD volunteers in 17 countries came together to make a lasting impact in their communities during the 8th Annual AMD Day of Service, a company-wide celebration of community volunteerism. “At AMD we solve the industry’s biggest computing challenges and tough problems every day,” said Mark Fuselier, senior vice president …

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AI could make us conversant with critters, unlocking conservation tools – and serious risks – GeekWire

AI could make us conversant with critters, unlocking conservation tools – and serious risks – GeekWire

Humpback whales, such as the mother and baby photographed here in Tonga, engage in complicated communications. The Earth Species Project (ESP) is partnering with researchers to develop new tools for understanding animal vocalizations to help save wildlife. (Katie Zacarian Photo) My whippet Roxy is smart. She understands dozens of words and phrases well beyond sit …

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Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on Wikipedia

Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on Wikipedia

NEW YORK (AP) — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular article was about ChatGPT (yes, the …

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Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia

Wikipedia, wrapped. Here are 2023’s most-viewed articles on the internet’s encyclopedia

NEW YORK — Remember what you searched for in 2023? Well, Wikipedia has the receipts. English Wikipedia raked in more than 84 billion views this year, according to numbers released Tuesday by the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit behind the free, publicly edited online encyclopedia. And the most popular article was about ChatGPT (yes, the AI …

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