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Profit for Good Conference — 11 June 2025 (livestream) Peter Singer and the School for Moral Ambition are hosting the first Profit for Good conference on Wednesday 11 June. Speakers include Peter Singer, Rutger Bregman, Humanitix co-founder Adam McCurdie, Newman's Own Foundation CEO Alex Amouyel, BRAC CEO Asif Saleh, and others building companies that commit most or all profits to charity. Programme & details: see agenda / register for the free “pay-what-you-want” livestream here → [conference link] Want to attend in person (Amsterdam)? Capacity is limited; priority is for founders, senior owners, and philanthropy / business leaders who can act on the model. If that's you, DM me and I’ll share the private registration link. Hope to see many of you online! --- First published: May 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ExBMZgW8nr8kt3BPB/peter-singer-and-rutger-bregman-present-the-profit-for-good --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

At Animal Charity Evaluators (ACE), we are committed to ensuring that every donation is put to the best possible use. As part of this commitment, we are conducting an internal assessment of our programmatic work and we would love to hear from you. We are seeking your input to better understand how familiar the EA community is with our work, how people use our work, and the positive and negative effects our charity evaluations, recommendations, and grants have on organizations and individuals working in animal advocacy. Your feedback is incredibly important in helping us improve our work. The survey will take roughly 15 minutes, and your insights will directly shape our efforts moving forward. ACCESS THE SURVEY The survey will be open until June 15th, 2025. We appreciate your time and support! The ACE team. --- First published: May 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/jwABxDdjndwcqbken/help-ace-improve-our-programs-your-feedback-matters --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Americans, we need your help to stop a dangerous AI bill from passing the Senate. What's going on? The House Energy & Commerce Committee included a provision in its reconciliation bill that would ban AI regulation by state and local governments for the next 10 years. Several states have led the way in AI regulation while Congress has dragged its heels. Stopping state governments from regulating AI might be okay, if we could trust Congress to meaningfully regulate it instead. But we can’t. This provision would destroy state leadership on AI and pass the responsibility to a Congress that has shown little interest in seriously preventing AI danger. If this provision passes the Senate, we could see a DECADE of inaction on AI. This provision also violates the Byrd Rule, a Senate rule which is meant to prevent non-budget items from being included in the reconciliation bill. What can I do? Here are [...] --- First published: May 15th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/qWcabjNqxEBNQY3cv/urgent-americans-call-your-senators-and-tell-them-you-oppose --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

[Note: I (the primary author) am writing this entirely in a personal capacity. Funding for the bounty and donations mentioned in this post comes entirely from personal savings and the generosity of friends and family. Colleagues at Open Philanthropy (my employer) reviewed this post at my request, but this project is completely unaffiliated with Open Philanthropy.] In 2023, GiveWell reported that it received over $250M from more than 30,000 donors, excluding Open Philanthropy. I expect (though haven’t confirmed) that at least $50M of this came from unmatched retail donations, meaning from individuals who don’t work at a company that offers a donation match. I can’t help but hope that there may be some way to offer these donors a source of matching funds that wouldn’t otherwise go toward charitable causes. Over the last couple of years, friends and I have spent >100 hours looking into potential legal, collaborative [...] ---Outline:(02:35) Criteria for bounty eligibility(06:37) How to get in touch about this opportunity(06:53) Key caveats:The original text contained 3 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: May 14th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/av8GP4c482Q9tmtJu/untitled-draft-pcui --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

GiveWell recently published a cost-effectiveness analysis on contraception: Valuing Contraception in GiveWell's Cost-Effectiveness Analysis | GiveWell. At MSI Reproductive Choices, we welcome GiveWell's cost-effectiveness analysis on contraception in low and middle-income countries. The findings affirm what we’ve long seen: access to contraception transforms lives – not just for individuals, but for entire families and communities – unlocking better health, greater autonomy, and expanded economic opportunities for women and girls. With nearly five decades of experience and over 220 million people served globally, MSI has witnessed this impact firsthand. Our rich data, drawn from over 15,000 client exit interviews in 2024 alone (215,000 over past decade), shows that 98% of clients report a positive impact of contraception their lives – in health, education, family wellbeing, and more. We also appreciated the opportunity to collaborate with GiveWell and Rethink Priorities in reviewing our Impact 2 model. While our approaches differ in [...] --- First published: May 13th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/4ywoSYHLqPcb2JGMF/givewell-publishes-its-contraception-cost-effectiveness --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Crossposted from my blog: 1 Reasons to care (Please share this article so that more people read it and give to these extremely high-impact organizations. It takes roughly two seconds to restack an article, and has some chance of helping thousands or millions of animals). "I say!" murmured Horton. "I've never heard tell Of a small speck of dust that is able to yell. So you know what I think? . . . Why, I think that there must Be someone on top of that small speck of dust! Some sort of a creature of very small size, Too small to be seen by an elephant's eyes. some poor little person who's shaking with fear That he'll blow in the pool! He has no way to steer! I'll just have to save him. Because, after all, A person's a person, no matter how small." —Horton Hears A Who [...] ---Outline:(00:12) 1 Reasons to care(05:25) 2 What to do(06:24) 2.1 Shrimp Welfare Project(08:23) 2.2 Insect Welfare Research Society(09:16) 2.3 Rethink Priorities(09:57) 2.4 Aquatic Life Institute(10:36) 2.5 Givewell (my suggestion, not ACE's)(11:59) 2.6 Samayu(12:51) 2.7 Undercover Fish Collective (formerly $camon $cotland)(13:48) 3 Conclusion--- First published: May 13th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/2wnQCmyPRwdL9hWsD/how-to-help-neglected-animals --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

It was a cold and cloudy San Francisco Sunday. My wife and I were having lunch with friends at a Korean cafe. My phone buzzed with a text. It said my mom was in the hospital. I called to find out more. She had a fever, some pain, and had fainted. The situation was serious, but stable. Monday was a normal day. No news was good news, right? Tuesday she had seizures. Wednesday she was in the ICU. I caught the first flight to Tampa. Thursday she rested comfortably. Friday she was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, a rare condition that affects about 3,000 people in the US annually. The doctors had known it was a possibility, so she was already receiving treatment. We stayed by her side through the weekend. My dad spent every night with her. We made plans for all the fun things we would when she [...] --- First published: May 13th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/rMbJk6WMsJKMSxP9g/too-soon --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Last week I published a 30-minute documentary about SB-1047 I had been working on since September. Here's what I learned. Story of the bill The bill had to go through many committees before passing the California Senate and Assembly, eventually reaching the Governor's desk. Most people started paying attention in May-September 2024, but the story of the bill starts in September 2023, when Senator Scott Wiener published an intent bill to gather support (co-sponsors), before publishing SB-1047 in February 2024. He actually had conversations about AI Safety as early as March 2023. AI Labs & Covered Models AI Labs Opposed or Supported the Bill for Non-Obvious Reasons Anthropic was stuck between Amazon & employees Safety-conscious employees wanted to support the bill Amazon was concerned about the KYC requirements in the bill Anthropic's support therefore ended up somewhat in the middle, to please both parties [...] ---Outline:(00:23) Story of the bill(01:07) AI Labs & Covered Models(02:46) The OppositionThe original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: May 12th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/DFRKxk28cRyuAQJno/things-i-learned-making-the-sb-1047-documentary-1 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

I started working in tech at 24, coasted for the last 4 years of my full-time career, and achieved financial independence (FI) at 46. Here are the basics everyone should know to optimize their finances. The money you save by making wise choices will bolster your financial security and increase the amount you can contribute to effective causes. [I am American. I’ll try to be as general as possible, but some advice might not apply to other countries. All disclaimers apply.] I’m writing this because anyone can achieve early FI if they are smart and consistent with their finances. And that freedom will allow more people to work on things the world needs without compensation constraints. Passive income is the ultimate goal —therefore— Start investing now; be smart and consistent Like the adage about “the best time to plant a tree”, Start now, invest a portion (10–20%) [...] ---Outline:(01:07) Passive income is the ultimate goal(01:11) --therefore--(01:14) Start investing now; be smart and consistent(01:41) Invest in Low-Cost Index Funds(03:18) Max out your employer retirement match(03:36) Max out pre-tax retirement investing(04:00) Turn on automatic reinvestment(04:17) Dollar Cost Averaging reduces volatility(04:37) Set a beneficiary on all of your investment accounts(04:46) 25× what you spend each year invested = retirement(05:25) Paying off debt is usually the best way to invest(05:49) Never carry credit card debt(06:10) Other recommendations(07:45) Further readingThe original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- First published: May 12th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/ca2w7AL7hm9fp7RnF/managing-your-money-101 --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Are you looking for a project where you could substantially improve indoor air quality, with benefits both to general health and reducing pandemic risk? I've written a bunch about air purifiers over the past few years, and its frustrating how bad commercial market is. The most glaring problem is the widespread use of HEPA filters. These are very effective filters that, unavoidably, offer significant resistance to air flow. HEPA is a great option for filtering air in single pass, such as with an outdoor air intake or a biosafety cabinet, but it's the wrong set of tradeoffs for cleaning the air that's already in the room. Air passing through a HEPA filter removes 99.97% of particles, but then it's mixed back in with the rest of the room air. If you can instead remove 99% of particles from 2% more air, or 90% from 15% more [...] --- First published: May 11th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/8BEqanpJFGhisETBi/better-air-purifiers --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.