Open Thread 445

This is the weekly visible open thread. Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. ACX has an unofficial subreddit, Discord, and bulletin board, and in-person meetups around the world. Most content is free, some is subscriber only; you can subscribe here. Also:1: Correction on the last links post: the shingles vaccine - decreased dementia connection failed to replicate in Britain and is now on thin ice. Thanks to Alex for pointing this out.2: Resolution is a very new AI safety organization working on combining automated alignment research with deep theoretical understanding. They argue that this work requires a big organization with lots of compute, and seem on track to getting it - they recently raised $160 million from Coefficient Giving and are scaling up fast. They ask me to advertise that they’re looking for a COO / operational co-founder, who will:...work side-by-side with Geoffrey Irving on organisational strategy: how to prioritise hiring? How to allocate…