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(Crossposted from EA Forum)
On an earlier discussion of Nonlinear's practices, I wrote:
I worked closely with Kat for a year or so (2018-2019) when I was working at (and later leading) Charity Science Health. She's now a good friend.
...I considered Kat a good and ethical leader. I personally learned a lot from working with her. In her spending and life choices, she has shown a considerable moral courage: paying herself only $12K/year, dropping out of college because she didn't think it passed an impact cost-benefit test. Obviously that doesn't preclude t
For me your comment is a red flag.
It implies at least a 2x multiplier on salaries for equivalent work. This practice is linked with gender pay gaps, favoritism, and a culture of pay secrecy. It implies that other similar matters, such as expenses, promotions, work hours, and time-off, may be similarly unequal. And yes, there is a risk to team morale.
It risks discriminating against people on characteristics that are, or should be, protected from discrimination. My risk of value drift is influenced by my political and religious views. My need for retirement ...
2What happened to this video?
This would benefit from an example. I think this technique has a lot of potential for use with LLMs, and an example would make it a great supplement to a Claude Project's knowledge base.
I provided one here!
Totally agree about LLMs. I've recently been finding giving o3 Deep Research this prompt to be super helpful:
"X=[thing I want to research]
Do a deep dive into X. Tell me the steelman arguments in favor of X.
Then tell me the steelman counter-arguments to X.
Then tell me the steelman counter-counter-arguments to X.
Then tell me the steelman counter-counter-counter-arguments to X
Make sure to link to primary sources and the full thing that happened, to avoid things being quoted out of context"
It's been particularly helpful for investigating anything political.