Tarbell responds to EA chilling-effect concerns, vows editorial independence
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-10-06
Responding to Taylor Lorenz's concern that Tarbell funding creates self-censorship around effective altruism, ShakeelHashim outlined two mitigations: funding all sides of the debate (e.g., Timothy Lee's Understanding AI, Transformer's AI-safety critiques) and publicly affirming editorial independence, plus exploring multi-year grants.
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