Hello!

Applications for two EA Global conferences in 2023 have opened, as has the application for EAGxCambridge (UK) — and there’s also a thread for questions, ideas, feedback, and more. 

— Lizka (on behalf of the Forum team)

P.S. See you in 2023!

We recommend:

1. Let’s think about slowing down AI (Katja Grace, 45 min)
2. StrongMinds should not be a top-rated charity (yet) (Simon M, 8 min)
3. Slightly against aligning with neo-luddites (Matthew Barnett, 5 min)
4. Reflections on my 5-month AI alignment upskilling grant (Jay Bailey, 10 min)
5. New research and writeups
   1. Air Safety to Combat Global Catastrophic Biorisks (Jam Kraprayoon, Gavriel Kleinwaks, Alastair Fraser-Urquhart, joshcmorrison, 4-min summary)
   2. What AI Safety Materials Do ML Researchers Find Compelling? (Vael Gates, 3 min)
   3. Longtermism and Animal Farming Trajectories (Michael Dello, 21 min)
   4. How long till Brussels?: A light investigation into the Brussels Gap (Yadav, 6 min)
   5. YCombinator fraud rates (Ben West, 4 min)
6. Community and motivational
   1. Read The Sequences (Quadratic Reciprocity, 7 min)
   2. Savoring my moral circle (Angelina Li, 2 min)
   3. Keep EA high-trust (and comments) (Michael PJ, 5 min)
   4. Suggested norm: register for EAG(x)'s early, cancel ASAP if you can't attend (Elika, Vaidehi Agarwalla, 6 min)

Announcements and updates:

1. Vida Plena: a new Charity-Entrepreneurship-incubated charity supporting global mental health (Joy Bittner, Anita Kaslin)
   1. See also: Vida Plena Predictive Cost-Effectiveness Analysis (Samuel Dupret)
2. Introducing the Center for Effective Aid Policy (CEAP) (MathiasKB, Jacob Wood, Joanna (Asia) Wiaterek)
3. Update on GWWC donation platform (Luke Freeman, Giving What We Can)
4. Animal Advocacy Africa’s 2022 Review - Our Achievements and 2023 Strategy (Animal Advocacy Africa) 
5. GiveDirectly $1 Million Match Campaign (Adam Galas)

Classic Forum post:

• Why Charities Usually Don't Differ Astronomically in Expected Cost-Effectiveness (Brian Tomasik)

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