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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

Starring Vanessa Williams as the titular prima donna, the brilliantly named Ebony Scrooge, the film follows Ebony’s transformation from penny-pinching pop star to charitable altruist.

From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025

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

The itching mock-modesty of the intellectual altruist, ashamed to commit himself to the personal note, is not an indication of a great nature.

From Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations by John Cowper Powys


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