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I really want to experience and learn about as much of the world as I can, and pride myself on working to become a sort of modern day renaissance man, a bridge builder between very different people if you will.
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And the need for more AIS advocacy work Executive Summary The Center for AI Policy (CAIP) is no more. CAIP was an advocacy organization that worked to raise policymakers’ awareness of the catastrophic risks from AI and to promote ambitious legislative solutions. Such advocacy is necessary because good governance ideas...
The vote was 99-1, removing the 10 year moratorium on AI legislation at the state level set by the version passed in the House. Interestingly, the attempt to propose an alternative 5 year moratorium with further restrictions, which itself passed the procedural roadblock which might have prevented the 10 year...
For anyone interested in facilitating constituent communication (emailing, calling, meeting with the legislators that represent you) to influence policy, it will be helpful to understand how offices process these various communication channels. This is what is referred to as the "formal process" in our post about the effectiveness of constituent...
This is a Book Review & Summary of The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters by Priya Parker. Rating: 4/5 I've pulled the main insights and actionable recommendations from each chapter, so someone can orient themselves to the main upshots of the book quickly, and potentially...
Summary and Key Takeaways * The basic case: Contacting your legislator1 is low hanging fruit: it can be done in a relatively short amount of time, is relatively easy, and could have an impact. Each communication is not guaranteed to be influential, but when done right has the potential to...
Vegan advocates frequently argue that compromise positions like heavily reduced but nonzero meat consumption, humane certifications, or choosing meat with a lower suffering profile are not acceptable. The usual reason given is that the compromises aren't emotionally sustainable, and people inevitably slide back into full blown omnivorism. I (Elizabeth) never...
Released today (10/30/23) this is crazy, perhaps the most sweeping action taken by government on AI yet. Below, I've segmented by x-risk and non-x-risk related proposals, excluding the proposals that are geared towards promoting its use[1] and focusing solely on those aimed at risk. It's worth noting that some of...