Recap
What is Cause X? Lightning Talks
On March 10, we gathered to present on and rank Cause X. Ultimate Winner was The Jones Act (Justin) about a federal law requires that all goods shipped between U.S. ports be carried on ships that are built, owned, and operated by United States citizens. 🤯
Other topics included: Pronatalism, Benevolent Authoritarianism, human de-extinction, The Unconscious, Political representation, Past Welfare, Urn-draw cheating, Digital sentience: Preference - aggregation + modification, and Flourishing Futures.
→ If any of these interest you, reach out to be connected to the speaker!
💬 Conversation Games w/ Marcus, Constance, Austin, and Esben
This week, we hosted an AMA with some community members & broke out into fun question groups. What came up:
→ Donating to insect repellent for farming practices (as opposed to killers)
→ a life rule to spend time with people due to aligned interests as opposed to obligation
→ Excitement for Manifest (June Festival for Prediction Market folk)
→ A passion for consciousness in its many forms & a mission preserve it
Upcoming
🧠 Qualia Research Institute Talk: Reducing suffering in subjective experience
Mon, Apr 13 | Join EA San Francisco for a talk by Andrés Gómez Emilsson (QRI) on new approaches to understanding suffering. One example is ClusterFree, an initiative targeting cluster headaches, often described as the most intensely painful condition known, with “torture-like” episodes.
💻 Mox Coworking Meetup
Fri, May 1 | Let’s gather and share what we’ve been working on! We'll set up pomodoros for focused work and have separate vibes for more casual get-things-done. Bring your job, a project, or a task you've been putting off.
Adjacent Events (On the Calendar)
Thurs, Apr 9 | 🪰 Michael Andregg presents the first digital animal (Mox x Eon Systems)
Tues, Apr 14 | 🌊 Movie Night: Ponyo
Friday, Apr 10 & 17 | 🥾 Schelling Coworking Day at Mox
Sat Apr 18 & 19 | ControlConf by Far.AI (Application required)
Resources & Opportunities
Career Transition Resources
Steadrise.org | Prev. Impact Academy - Career-transition platform focused on AI Safety and Alignment
Successif.org | For mid-career and senior professionals
Aisafety.quest | 1-1 Advising for pivoting into AI Safety
Animaladvocacycareers.org | For Animal Advocates!
Coefficient Giving’s Career Development & Transition Funding for Global Catastrophic Risks
Probablygood.org | 80k but focused on wider cause areas like Global Health
Pcdn.global | Purpose Impact Career Non-Profit
High Impact Professionals | Join the Talent Directory
Opportunities in the SF Bay Area
🟢 Actively Hiring: CivAI, MATS, Constellation, and Far.AI
⚡ Fellowships & Residencies: Generator Residency, Blog-Building Intensive, and Astra Fellowship
Get involved
Refer a friend for an 1-1 impact chat
Know someone who struggles to find their work meaningful? Tired of giving the AI Safety spiel? Send them our way!
EA SF is actively seeking 1-1 connections to help influence professionals towards impact in this high-leverage city. Submit a referral for us to reach out and discuss.
→ You can also set up time to chat with us yourself, pitch a speaker/event, or submit feedback.
That’s it for this month.
However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light. ― Stanley Kubrick
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851),
The Lungernsee by Moonlight, Switzerland, c. 1848.