Frances Lorenz
@franceslorenz.bsky.social
Claude says I process my emotions externally. I am interested in events, effective altruism, and gabbing with the girlies (all-inclusive). I also work on the EA Global team @ CEA.
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October 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Good night girlies (time specific, gender neutral), have a good day tomorrow 🩷
August 31, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Good night girlies (time specific, gender neutral), have a good day tomorrow 🩷
The inevitable has happened. I've launched a podcast! It's called The World Can Be Better ✨
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
August 21, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The inevitable has happened. I've launched a podcast! It's called The World Can Be Better ✨
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
EP 1: Should you be worried about AI?
I talked to Steven Adler, a former OpenAI researcher (the lab behind chatGPT), about why AI experts are concerned and what we can do about it.
Hello cutie pies what's going on, could someone show me something nice that they've read or a good bsky or a nice picture or literally anything nice pls and ty
July 24, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Hello cutie pies what's going on, could someone show me something nice that they've read or a good bsky or a nice picture or literally anything nice pls and ty
my favourite thing about gf is if we dont talk for an hour she'll come into the room and say, "so what's the situation with us"
July 9, 2025 at 11:58 PM
my favourite thing about gf is if we dont talk for an hour she'll come into the room and say, "so what's the situation with us"
good evening girlies how is everyone doing
July 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
good evening girlies how is everyone doing
hey girlies how's it going, I was pretty Mentally Unwell this week, but I'm feeling a bit better this eve :) My gf is flying into the UK tonight and I am so freaking excited to see her.
May 30, 2025 at 8:40 PM
hey girlies how's it going, I was pretty Mentally Unwell this week, but I'm feeling a bit better this eve :) My gf is flying into the UK tonight and I am so freaking excited to see her.
I think it's really beautiful that Elon Musk did all that evil stuff for free, pro-bono evil, no one even paid him to ruin stuff, he just did it out of the evilness of his heart, that's so nice
May 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
I think it's really beautiful that Elon Musk did all that evil stuff for free, pro-bono evil, no one even paid him to ruin stuff, he just did it out of the evilness of his heart, that's so nice
Can you automate away love? What about whimsy, can you automate that away? What about friendship, hm? Actually, that one you can, but what about a little je ne sais quoi, hm? Can you automate that away?
May 25, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Can you automate away love? What about whimsy, can you automate that away? What about friendship, hm? Actually, that one you can, but what about a little je ne sais quoi, hm? Can you automate that away?
I have to find a jean jacket my gf will like before she comes to the UK for EAG and takes mine, it's sort of like the race to make AGI if any of you have heard of that but the stakes are even higher because it's my favourite jean jacket
May 23, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I have to find a jean jacket my gf will like before she comes to the UK for EAG and takes mine, it's sort of like the race to make AGI if any of you have heard of that but the stakes are even higher because it's my favourite jean jacket
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Just finished preparing my presentation for my work retreat this week, wish me luck!
May 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Just finished preparing my presentation for my work retreat this week, wish me luck!
Reposted by Frances Lorenz
I found "Borrowed ground" by @franceslorenz.bsky.social a helpful reminder—an idea that is clarified and made more useful by having a name for it.
"arguging ad concessum"
"arguging ad concessum"
Borrowed ground
The trap of arguing from borrowed assumptions
open.substack.com
April 30, 2025 at 10:03 PM
I found "Borrowed ground" by @franceslorenz.bsky.social a helpful reminder—an idea that is clarified and made more useful by having a name for it.
"arguging ad concessum"
"arguging ad concessum"
Reposted by Frances Lorenz
Tarbell Grants Round 2 is back! Learn more and apply:
Announcing the return of Tarbell Grants: $1,000-$15,000+ for original reporting on AI and its impacts.
Journalism plays an essential role in communicating AI developments to the public—and holding AI companies and policymakers to account.
Journalism plays an essential role in communicating AI developments to the public—and holding AI companies and policymakers to account.
April 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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No more LLM updates, it's too much, they're all smarter than me already and they also somehow still can't come up with good blog post titles
April 27, 2025 at 10:44 PM
No more LLM updates, it's too much, they're all smarter than me already and they also somehow still can't come up with good blog post titles
me trying to maintain my zest for life through cognitive dissonance
April 26, 2025 at 5:56 PM
me trying to maintain my zest for life through cognitive dissonance
I've started a quote list for my gf to get me through these trying times <3
April 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I've started a quote list for my gf to get me through these trying times <3
Hello, I have written about my gf again :) I explore why it's easy to be vulnerable with her & provide concrete advice on how to listen to the people you love, specifically for those who can find emotional conversations intimidating or intense 🤍
whatweare.substack.com/p/why-strang...
whatweare.substack.com/p/why-strang...
Why strangers tell my girlfriend their deepest secrets
How to hold vulnerability for the people you love
whatweare.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Hello, I have written about my gf again :) I explore why it's easy to be vulnerable with her & provide concrete advice on how to listen to the people you love, specifically for those who can find emotional conversations intimidating or intense 🤍
whatweare.substack.com/p/why-strang...
whatweare.substack.com/p/why-strang...
Good morning girlies, how are we doing??? I've been getting an ice cream cone every day this week and it's been quite joyful tbh
April 20, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Good morning girlies, how are we doing??? I've been getting an ice cream cone every day this week and it's been quite joyful tbh
Hello, me again :)
I sometimes hear, "effective atlruism is bad because it makes everyone feel guilty," to which I say, "that's fine, guilt is a normal emotion." One dude on twitter found this stupid. After ruminating on that for several months, I have finally posted my defense of guilt ✨
I sometimes hear, "effective atlruism is bad because it makes everyone feel guilty," to which I say, "that's fine, guilt is a normal emotion." One dude on twitter found this stupid. After ruminating on that for several months, I have finally posted my defense of guilt ✨
April 19, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Hello, me again :)
I sometimes hear, "effective atlruism is bad because it makes everyone feel guilty," to which I say, "that's fine, guilt is a normal emotion." One dude on twitter found this stupid. After ruminating on that for several months, I have finally posted my defense of guilt ✨
I sometimes hear, "effective atlruism is bad because it makes everyone feel guilty," to which I say, "that's fine, guilt is a normal emotion." One dude on twitter found this stupid. After ruminating on that for several months, I have finally posted my defense of guilt ✨
bruh why am I up here worrying about Harvard, someone save that multi billion dollar institution tf 😭
April 17, 2025 at 9:28 PM
bruh why am I up here worrying about Harvard, someone save that multi billion dollar institution tf 😭
every time I make a meme I am literally petrified my gf is going to get the ick, I live in constant fear of it, I'm very sensitive, I won't be able to survive it, straight men have had years and years to build up resilience, it's not in my dna, i
April 16, 2025 at 6:41 PM
every time I make a meme I am literally petrified my gf is going to get the ick, I live in constant fear of it, I'm very sensitive, I won't be able to survive it, straight men have had years and years to build up resilience, it's not in my dna, i
If I had a time machine I would travel back to when Trump was 14 years old and ask him if he wants to go on a lil walk to get a lil treat and have a girlie gab session to talk about our feelings, I believe this could have stopped it all
April 16, 2025 at 6:33 PM
If I had a time machine I would travel back to when Trump was 14 years old and ask him if he wants to go on a lil walk to get a lil treat and have a girlie gab session to talk about our feelings, I believe this could have stopped it all
PEPFAR, the U.S. global health program that has saved over 26 million lives from HIV, is in limbo. Without reauthorization, its future is uncertain. What does it look like to be a child who lives this uncertainty?
whatweare.substack.com/p/before-you...
whatweare.substack.com/p/before-you...
April 15, 2025 at 7:48 PM
PEPFAR, the U.S. global health program that has saved over 26 million lives from HIV, is in limbo. Without reauthorization, its future is uncertain. What does it look like to be a child who lives this uncertainty?
whatweare.substack.com/p/before-you...
whatweare.substack.com/p/before-you...