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Sam Bankman-Fried was the 'the poster child' of the effective altruism movement, now the charity he bankrolled is shutting down
The news comes after Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison for fraud. He was also o…
Nathan Rennolds
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YouTuber MrBeast told a waitress he was tipping her a 'brand new car' in his latest viral TikTok. But not everyone's impressed by his altruism.
MrBeast's latest viral TikTok shows him giving a waitress a car as a tip, but viewers are divided o…
Charissa Cheong
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Sam Bankman-Fried was the poster boy for 'effective altruism.' Now, its followers are heartbroken and critics are questioning its 'weird' funding setup.
Since the FTX crypto empire collapsed, research fellowships have been scrapped and a Chicago basic-…
Grace Dean
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From all-night gaming sessions to a life-changing epiphany: Inside the college years of 29-year-old crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried
While at MIT, the now-crypto billionaire was struggling to find his direction in life until he join…
Isabelle Lee
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'Effective Altruism' has been touted by tech stars from Sam Bankman-Fried to Elon Musk. Here's how it started and how it's going after FTX's implosion.
While EA also has its share of critics— who railed against its persistent focus on the future or it…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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A woman offered free house-cleaning for people with depression, and the tweet went viral amid soaring mental illness rates
After seeing people bully a boy's messy kitchen on TikTok, Memphis-based Mica Binkley decided to of…
Kelsie Sandoval
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You can improve (or even save) lives without being rich. Here are 3 things to know about effective giving.
"Effective altruism" uses a scientific approach to find the biggest impact from any donation you ma…
Drake Baer
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Crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried plans to give away 99% of his money as the FTX CEO embraces 'effective altruism' and shuns luxury
Sam Bankman-Fried, the billionaire founder of FTX, told Bloomberg that he is motivated to earn a lo…
Phil Rosen
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Gen X and Gen Z inclined towards altruism; Millennials more environment conscious: Godrej study
How different age groups responded to the lockdown
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Mathematicians Try To Prove Why Humans Are Generous
Stewart's and Plotkin's research also begins to explain the overwhelming, albeit confusing, presenc…
Christina Sterbenz
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OpenAI is accusing Elon Musk of harassing the startup. It's the latest escalation in a long-running feud.
OpenAI has hit back at Elon Musk's lawsuit, accusing the Tesla CEO of "trying to leverage the judic…
Beatrice Nolan
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Elon Musk is having another go at suing OpenAI and Sam Altman — here's why
Elon Musk filed a new lawsuit against OpenAI, claiming cofounders Sam Altman and Greg Brockman "man…
Jyoti Mann
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Sam Bankman-Fried is living a 'life of delusion' by claiming he didn't steal, new FTX boss says
"Mr. Bankman-Fried continues to live a life of delusion," John Ray III said in a new court letter.
Jennifer Sor
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How Sam Altman's OpenAI drama highlighted the debate splitting Silicon Valley: Are you an e/acc or decel?
AI watchers are split over the pace of its development. Now Sam Altman's brief OpenAI ouster has mo…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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MrBeast has his critics, but creator marketing experts explain why he'll always come out on top
MrBeast, YouTube's biggest creator, is constantly dodging criticism. But creator economy experts be…
Lindsay Dodgson
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Fear that AI could one day destroy humanity may have led to Sam Altman's (potentially brief) ouster from OpenAI
Divisions within OpenAI's top ranks over the company's commitment to ensuring AI advancement doesn'…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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OpenAI's Sam Altman is the ultimate 'personality hire.' The industry is full of them.
AI is a field where hype is everything, and the personality hire reigns supreme. Just look at OpenA…
Katie Notopoulos
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'Black Twitter' asks 'What if Sam Altman were a Black woman?' in the wake of ouster
Sam Altman's high-profile firing has drawn comparisons to AI researcher Timnit Gebru's Google exit.
Monica Melton,Aaron Mok
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Sam Bankman-Fried's parents are begging a judge to keep him out of prison, warning their son's social awkwardness could put him in 'extreme danger'
Sam Bankman-Fried's family said his inability to read social cues could get the FTX founder into vi…
Jacob Shamsian
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The many faces of Sam Altman
There's the skilled, manipulative politician, or the smart CEO-tactician.