Holden Karnofsky
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Holden Karnofsky is an American nonprofit executive.
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8 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
- Born: 1980 or 1981 (opens wiqqi.app)
- Co-founded: GiveWell (2007, with Elie Hassenfeld); Open Philanthropy, now Coefficient Giving (2014) (opens wiqqi.app)
- Led: Open Philanthropy as CEO, then co-CEO, until 2023; then its Director of AI Strategy (opens wiqqi.app)
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1 channel on ppll (opens ppll.app)
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16 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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The track record of thoughtful people predicting the long-run future is mediocre rather than hopeless, which is enough to take such predictions seriously. (opens korrents.com)
“They weren't infallible oracles, but they weren't blindly casting about either.”
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Letting one calculation take over a giving decision is disturbing, and there is still a strong case for it if you want your ethics to be principled and about other people. (opens korrents.com)
“These ideas can be disturbing and off-putting, but I think there is also a strong case for them, for those who wish their ethics to be principled and focused on the interests of others.”
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Ethics based on common sense and the conventions of the time has a horrible track record. (opens korrents.com)
“Ethics based on "common sense" seems to have a horrible track record.”
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The track record of thoughtful people predicting the long-run future is mediocre rather than hopeless, which is enough to take such predictions seriously. (opens korrents.com)
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3 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (opens rcmnd.app)
“All of the reviews - plus this Twitter thread by Brad DeLong - echoed the theme that the book is thinly cited and that many of its claims seem overstated or unsupported. That makes it a tough sell for me, as I’m not…”
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octopus plug (opens rcmnd.app)
“I recommend traveling with an octopus plug so you never have to fight over an airport charger (instead, you're a hero!)”
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LastPass (opens rcmnd.app)
“I recommend LastPass and maximal use of two-factor authentication.”
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The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity (opens rcmnd.app)