What’s Effective Altruism? What Does It Mean for AI?

The expulsion and swift reinstatement of Sam Altman as leader of OpenAI, the artificial intelligence startup he co-founded, was the culmination of a long-brewing clash of worldviews that was masked by the company’s startling success. On one side were the commercial ambitions of Altman and OpenAI’s major partner, Microsoft Corp. On the other were board members who had concerns that AI could one day wipe out humanity. That worry is one driver of the effective altruism movement, which has become …

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