#361 — Sam Bankman-Fried & Effective Altruism

Making Sense with Sam Harris

01-04-2024 • 1 hr 25 mins

Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about the implosion of FTX and the effect that it has had on the Effective Altruism movement. They discuss the logic of “earning to give,” the mind of SBF, his philanthropy, the character of the EA community, potential problems with focusing on long-term outcomes, AI risk, the effects of the FTX collapse on Will personally, and other topics.

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