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altruist

[al-troo-ist] / ˈæl tru ɪst /








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Less than three dozen people picketed outside of OpenAI’s offices, but the demonstration sparked a bitter feud on an effective altruist forum.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 12, 2026

Testimony at his trial suggested that his image as an altruist was at least partially a sham.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2024

Toner is a deep effective altruist, having worked exclusively in EA-specific institutions since March 2015.

From Slate Nov. 22, 2023

He brought on Gary Wang, an old friend from math camp, and later Ellison, a fellow effective altruist from Jane Street.

From Reuters Nov. 3, 2023

We find in his theory no satisfactory attempt to discriminate between the pleasure aimed at by the altruist and the immediate pleasure of egoistic action.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various




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