What Sam Bankman-Fried’s downfall means for effective altruism
FTX’s implosion puts the movement in the spotlight
Sam bankman-fried explained a curious belief in an interview earlier this year. The boss of ftx, a now-bankrupt crypto exchange, was asked by Tyler Cowen, an economist, what it means to him to be “risk neutral”. The concept is one used by investors who wish to be just as open to good surprises as bad ones. But Mr Bankman-Fried applies it more widely.
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