The Exclusive California Retreat Where Stunted Young Men Pay to Learn How to Have Sex With Women

Sex and dating: Can this "camp” cure America’s stunted young men?

The Inside Story Of Leverage Research 1.0

Between 2011-2019, Leverage Research explored the deep psychology of Effective Altruism and Silicon Valley, then suddenly dissolved among rumors of "demons." What happened?

Public hands

A dispatch from the rationalists’ compound in Berkeley, where they're a little touchy about the possibility of AI killing them.

The AI doomsday cult recruits social media influencers

I got a great pitch email for Pivot to AI last week: [Mastodon] I am Shriya, reaching out on behalf of Frame Fellowship, a 10-week residential program in San Francisco, US for creators who want to …

I don't care about AI

I’m sorry. I know that I should but I don't.

Beware of AI Sex Cult In SF and Berkeley

531 votes, 156 comments. Hi, salacious title, I know. I’m linking articles from Time Magazine and the SF Standard And here is a thread with LOTS of…

Superintelligence: The Idea That Eats Smart People

This is the text version of a talk I gave on October 29, 2016, at Web Camp Zagreb [video] (45 mins)

EA Safety

EA promises to solve AI Safety. Now we have two problems.

The Deaths of Effective Altruism

Sam Bankman-Fried is finally facing punishment. Let’s also put his ruinous philosophy on trial.

Seismic Report 2025 | Seismic Foundation

In this report, through original research, we show how public opinion about AI is changing.

Amia Srinivasan · Stop the Robot Apocalypse: The New Utilitarians

Philosophers may talk about justice or rights, but they don’t often try to reshape the world according to their ideals...

Reflecting On a Few Very, Very Strange Years In Silicon Valley's Rape Culture

On rape culture in Silicon Valley and its subcultures: Rationalism, Effective Altruism, TPOT, and Vibecamp. Also the informal rules that dictate how women are allowed to talk about sexual violence.

A Top xAI Engineer Warned Elon Musk About Grok’s Biases. 3 Days Later, He Was Fired

Devin Kim identified political biases and differing treatment of racial groups in the chatbot's responses. He claims the discovery resulted in his termination.

Opinion | How Scared Should We Be of A.I. Right Now?

The dark and distressing way that Silicon Valley talks about A.I. can be traced to a philosophy that influenced many tech executives.

Effective Altruism’s Problems Go Beyond Sam Bankman-Fried

Sam Bankman-Fried made effective altruism a punchline, but its philosophy of maximum do-gooding masks a thriving culture of predatory behavior.

Women and Effective Altruism

Edit: This was cross posted to EA forum, and is a heavily downvoted post in their community. You can see the discussion here A lot has been talked about SBF/FTX/EA but this coverage reminds me that is time to talk about the toxicity of the culture within EA communities, especially as it relates to women. EA circles, much like the group house in Bahamas, are widely incestous where people mix their work life (in EA cause areas), their often polyamorous love life and social life in one amalgomous mix without strict separations. This is the default status quo. This means that if you’re a reasonably attractive woman entering an EA community, you get a ton of sexual requests to join polycules, often from poly and partnered men. Some of these men control funding for projects and enjoy high status in EA communities and that means there are real downsides to refusing their sexual advances and pressure to say yes, especially if your career is in an EA cause area or is funded by them. There are also upsides, as reported by CoinDesk on Caroline Ellison. From experience it appears that, a ‘no’ once said is not enough for many men in EA. Having to keep replenishing that ‘no’ becomes annoying very fast, and becomes harder to give informed consent when socializing in the presence of alcohol/psychedelics. It puts your safety at risk. From experience, EA as a community, has very little respect for monogamy and many men, often competing with each other, will persuade you to join polyamory using LessWrong style jedi mindtricks while they stand to benefit from the erosion of your boundaries. (Edit: I have personally experienced this more than three times in less than one year of attending EA events and that is far too many times. )

Who are the Zizians?

A cult-like group referred to as the Zizians is linked to a string of violent deaths across the U.S. It has its roots in Silicon Valley – and a movement called Rationalism. Who are these groups and what do they believe?

If I Can’t Have Me, No One Can (Kathleen Rebecca Forth — Born April 11, 1980)

Kathy Forth was an abuse reduction writer, volunteer project coordinator for EAGxAustralia and aspiring data scientist. She was an…

AI Safety Is Mostly A Sex Cult In Berkeley, California

We might some day have “AI Safety”, as a science or policy area, that is not primarily a sex cult in Berkeley, California, but it does not currently exist.