EA Is About Maximization, and Maximization Is Perilous
Holden Karnofsky's 2022 EA Forum post arguing that effective altruism's focus on maximization carries real risks, and reflecting on integrity and division within the movement.
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Holden Karnofsky's 2022 EA Forum post arguing that effective altruism's focus on maximization carries real risks, and reflecting on integrity and division within the movement.
David Futrelle's September 2026 Nation piece criticizing effective altruism, after President Trump decried the tech-world creed for indulging in AI doomerism.
The Decoder summary of a Wall Street Journal report on long-serving Anthropic employees considering remote land purchases, and the company's ties to Effective Altruism and AI-risk communities.
Introductory resource hub for longtermism: explanations, FAQ, further reading and ways to get involved. Explores how protecting future generations can guide research, advocacy and policy today.
From the site: Longtermism is the view that positively influencing the long-run future is a key moral priority of our time.
Philosopher and senior research fellow at Forethought, working on AGI preparedness and longtermism. Co-founded Giving What We Can, 80,000 Hours, the Centre for Effective Altruism and the Global Priorities Institute; author of Doing Good Better and What We Owe the Future.
Émile P. Torres's weekly newsletter examining the ideologies driving Silicon Valley — effective altruism, longtermism, TESCREAL, and the race to build artificial superintelligence — from a critical, insider-turned-skeptic perspective.
From the site: Stop doomscrolling and just read this! Click to read Realtime Techpocalypse Newsletter, by Émile P. Torres, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.
A long-form critical essay by Émile P. Torres arguing that the effective altruism movement has become a cult-like ideology with its own doctrines, charismatic leaders, jargon and social controls — and that this matters for how AI is being developed.
From the site: Understanding the "Scientology of Silicon Valley." (7,700 words)