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Ben Stewart 🔸
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AI Program Officer at Longview Philanthropy. Own views.
🔸 giving 10% of my lifetime income to effective charities via Giving What We Can
No ‘Due Diligence’ by David Roodman? That’s a big miss, and maybe suggestive of the bias that comes from the expert having skin in the game
September 1, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Eh, the ELIZA case from the 60s suggests that people don’t need good prose for psychological connection and attachment
September 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
I also make my LLMs call me mr president
April 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Reposted by Ben Stewart 🔸
Roughly 1,500 additional infants contract HIV every day this continues, completely avoidably.
Two weeks into President Trump’s sweeping freeze on foreign aid, HIV groups abroad have not received any funding, jeopardizing the health of more than 20 million people, including 500,000 children.
Trump’s Foreign Aid Freeze Leaves Millions Without HIV Treatment
President Trump’s pause on aid, and the gutting of the primary aid agency, could jeopardize the health of more than 20 million people worldwide, including 500,000 children, experts say.
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2025 at 1:19 PM