Ben Todd: Blaming effective altruism is usually a sign someone doesn't want you thinking
ben_j_todd · x · 2026-09-23
Ben Todd, co-founder of 80,000 Hours, argues that when something is blamed on effective altruism, it's usually a sign that someone doesn't want you to think too hard about what's really going on — implying that "blame EA" rhetoric often serves as a distraction in AI-circle debates.
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