Magnus Vinding

I moved my blog to magnusvinding.com in August 2017. Much of the content on this old blogspot.com page is outdated and does not necessaril...

I think much confusion is caused by a lack of clarity about the meaning of the word “ intelligence ”, and not least a lack of clarity ...

What follows if we reject belief in any kind of non-physical soul and instead fully embrace what we know about the world? The main...

Imagine a couple that tries to make a decision about how to set the table at their wedding. They spend all their time trying to work out thi...

“ Cause prioritization is the most effective use of altruistic resources.” — Paul Christiano People who want to improve the world are, li...

A lot of people are talking about “superintelligent AI” these days. But what are they talking about? Indeed, what is “intelligence” i...

Today I read the recently published Effective Altruism Handbook . I had been looking forward to reading it, hoping to read some...