TLDR: Document compiling redteaming on Profit for Good available, with public comments invited and appreciated. This thread further includes two argument headings against Profit for Good to be discussed in the comments. As one might suspect given that I have started a nonprofit to advance it, I believe Profit for...
TLDR: There is a conflict of interest between the interests of the currently living and the entirety of future generations with regarding AGI because the prospective benefits AGI could provide in the upsides (such as extreme longevity and happiness) may be worth the risk of death at much higher likelihoods...
Reposting from the EA Forum Previous posts have set forth the concept of Guided Consumption and provided research supporting the viability of businesses with charities in the equity position (“Guiding Producers”). In this post, I evaluate the agents involved in Guided Consumption, their motives, and why creating the infrastructure enabling...
TLDR: Document compiling redteaming on Profit for Good available, with public comments invited and appreciated. This thread further includes two argument headings against Profit for Good to be discussed in the comments.
As one might suspect given that I have started a nonprofit to advance it, I believe Profit for Good, the philanthropic use of businesses with charities in vast majority shareholder position, is an immensely powerful tool. To get a sense of the scale of good that Profit for Good could do, see 14:22 of Cargill’s TED Talk for what 3.5T could do, which would be about 3.5 years of 10% of global net profits. Here is a good place... (read 2421 more words →)
TLDR: There is a conflict of interest between the interests of the currently living and the entirety of future generations with regarding AGI because the prospective benefits AGI could provide in the upsides (such as extreme longevity and happiness) may be worth the risk of death at much higher likelihoods than would be the case if you were integrating the interests of all future generations (slight acceleration of AGI possible benefits almost never being worth risks of extinction).
It strikes me that there may be a conflict of interest between the interests of a living set of generations of humans and the entirety of future of humans regarding the cost-benefit analysis associated with... (read 313 more words →)
Reposting from the EA Forum
Previous posts have set forth the concept of Guided Consumption and provided research supporting the viability of businesses with charities in the equity position (“Guiding Producers”). In this post, I evaluate the agents involved in Guided Consumption, their motives, and why creating the infrastructure enabling Guided Consumption is an extremely high value project.
TLDR: Creating the infrastructure and public awareness enabling Guided Consumption – consumers choosing to direct their purchases through charity-owned businesses- is extremely high value because it accords with the motivations and cost-tolerances of the sets of agents involved. The general public, motivated to do good in low, no, or negative cost situations, is empowered to do good... (read 3248 more words →)