AIComparing Mozi’s philosophy with modern effective altruism
A post likens the ancient Chinese philosopher to a precursor of global-health-focused effective altruism, citing universal love and efficient use of limited resources to help people.
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A post draws parallels between Mozi and global-health-focused effective altruism, rather than its AI-risk-focused variety. The author highlights two goals they attribute to Mozi: loving everyone, not just people close or similar to you, and using limited resources to help people as effectively as possible. In a follow-up reply, they share what they describe as an AI take on how Mozi might view modern effective altruism, especially its AI-risk-focused strand.
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Comparing Mozi’s philosophy with modern effective altruism
A post likens the ancient Chinese philosopher to a precursor of global-health-focused effective altruism, citing universal love and efficient use of limited resources to help people.
TLDR
A post draws parallels between Mozi and global-health-focused effective altruism, rather than its AI-risk-focused variety. The author highlights two goals they attribute to Mozi: loving everyone, not just people close or similar to you, and using limited resources to help people as effectively as possible. In a follow-up reply, they share what they describe as an AI take on how Mozi might view modern effective altruism, especially its AI-risk-focused strand.