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Caroline Ellison was CEO of Alameda Research and a key figure in the FTX scandal; her EA Forum profile provides historical context on FTX's engagement with the EA community and the 'earning to give' rationalization used by FTX leadership.
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EA Forum profile of Caroline Ellison, former CEO of Alameda Research and FTX-affiliated trader, showing her early engagement with effective altruism, posts on EA philosophy, and involvement with FTX EA Fellowships. Her profile reflects the intersection of EA community building and FTX's crypto operations before the exchange's collapse.
Key Points
- •Caroline Ellison joined the EA Forum in 2014 and posted on EA philosophy topics including demandingness and time/money tradeoffs.
- •She was involved in organizing FTX EA Fellowships, promoting the Bahamas as an EA/crypto hub with favorable regulation.
- •Her posts touch on virtue ethics concepts like 'the virtue of silence' referencing Slate Star Codex.
- •Her profile is historically significant given her later role in the FTX collapse and subsequent criminal conviction.
- •Illustrates how EA community credibility was leveraged by FTX leadership prior to the fraud revelations.
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Sorted by New 143 Organizational alignment CarolineEllison CarolineEllison · 4y ago · 3 m read 10 10 252 Demandingness and Time/Money Tradeoffs are Orthogonal CarolineEllison CarolineEllison · 4y ago · 3 m read 37 37 1 Meetup : Stanford Effective Altruism CarolineEllison CarolineEllison · 11y ago · 1 m read 0 0 0 Meetup : Stanford Effective Altruism CarolineEllison CarolineEllison · 11y ago · 1 m read 0 0 1 Meetup : Stanford Effective Altruism CarolineEllison CarolineEllison · 11y ago · 1 m read 0 0 0 Meetup : Stanford EA meetup CarolineEllison CarolineEllison · 11y ago · 1 m read 0 0 0 Meetup : Stanford EA CarolineEllison CarolineEllison · 11y ago · 1 m read 0 0 Comments 10
Demandingness and Time/Money Tradeoffs are Orthogonal CarolineEllison 4y 9 0 0 Agreed, that is unfortunate and seems like an important part of what's going on.
Reply Demandingness and Time/Money Tradeoffs are Orthogonal CarolineEllison 4y 37 0 0 I'm referencing this Slate Star Codex post: https://slatestarcodex.com/2013/06/14/the-virtue-of-silence/
So not indiscriminate silence, but more like avoiding spreading infohazards, contributing to inflammatory and unproductive conversations, sharing cruel gossip, that sort of thing. Scott makes the point that this is a very difficult virtue to practice, because by its nature it's sort of impossible to get noticed and praised for it.
Reply FTX EA Fellowships CarolineEllison 4y 13 0 0 BTW we now think we've gotten back to everyone! We are still working through our remaining interviews so haven't finalized all the decisions yet, but everyone who applied should at least have heard back with a yes/no/interview. If you haven't, feel free to reach out on here or via fellowships@ftx.com!
Reply FTX EA Fellowships CarolineEllison 4y 15 0 0 probably sometime February-April?
fellows starting to come in ~1.5 months, so before then there will be fewer EAs and less infrastructure set up before then (though still some)
I expect highest density of people being here from current round of fellowships/visits to be from late January through late May, more uncertainty after that
weather is best in December-March, worst in June-September (unless you like hurricanes)
Reply FTX EA Fellowships CarolineEllison 4y 12 0 0 Just noting that applications close tomorrow, and want to say we really appreciate all the applications!
We've been pleasantly surprised by the number and quality of the applications and expect it'll take a bit of time to go through them all; still planning to get back to everyone one way or another by 12/1 but don't be alarmed if you haven't heard back yet or don't hear back right away.
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