Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # James Norris www.jamesnorris.org ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://www.jamesnorris.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Hello world!](https://www.jamesnorris.org/hello-world/) - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing! ## Pages - [Home](https://www.jamesnorris.org/) - I'm James, an existential safety advocate. - [P(doom)](https://www.jamesnorris.org/doom/) - My P(doom) Written: December 22, 2024 (small clarifications added over time, but no substantive changes) I do not consent for anyone in humanity’s shared light cone to recklessly gamble with my existence in any way. I consider this a moral violation of the highest level. It should be illegal. I do not consent for anyone to gamble - [Effective Altruism Network Funding Guidelines](https://www.jamesnorris.org/effective-altruism-funding-guidelines/) - Stewardship: Many people in the community view EA funders as stewards of EA money, simil ... - [Effective Altruism Whistleblowing](https://www.jamesnorris.org/effective-altruism-whistleblowing/) - I may have been effective altruism’s (EA) first major whistleblower. See my related company’s statement on the matter. - [Life Highlights](https://www.jamesnorris.org/highlights/) - For as long as I can remember I've been obsessively searching for the best ways to improve myself and the world. - [Writing](https://www.jamesnorris.org/writing/) - Here are some of my writings over the years. - [P(eutopia)](https://www.jamesnorris.org/eutopia/) - I believe there is a 25% chance that we create a eutopia (a "real" utopia) in the next 1-15 years. - [Wife](https://www.jamesnorris.org/wife/) - I'd love to find my wife/life partner soon. The short answer on what I'm looking for is: a driven hot nerd with a heart of gold. - [Effective Online Dating](https://www.jamesnorris.org/effective-online-dating/) - We need to acknowledge that the dating marketplace has changed dramatically over the last 20 years. - [Basic Tests of Rationality](https://www.jamesnorris.org/rationality-tests/) - These are basic "tests" of "rationality". They aren't foolproof, but they are generally illustrative. - [Political Competency](https://www.jamesnorris.org/political-competency/) - Politicians should have a one page, evidence-based (fully cited) position paper that outlines their stance on every major issue pertinent to their office. - [Effective Altruist Collective](https://www.jamesnorris.org/effective-altruist-collective/) - What’s the one thing the world most needs right now? Excluding any fantastical answers, I default to this: 10,000 young, self-actualized, polymathic effective altruists, each with deep domain expertise, $50,000 in funding, and located in Social Silicon Valleys - [Missing AI Safety Goalposts](https://www.jamesnorris.org/ai-safety-goalposts/) - I’ve been in existential/AI safety since I was a teenager in some way, shape or form. It seemed self-evident to me that either AI or nuclear weapons–both existentially risky technologies–would plausibly bring about our destruction. That would be very bad, therefore we ought to prevent it. I’ve spent my life trying to do just that. - [How to Bali Guide](https://www.jamesnorris.org/bali/) - How to Bali Guide - [Speaking](https://www.jamesnorris.org/speaking/) - My goal is to be as pragmatic and original as possible. I aim for measurable change for every attendee. I’ll happily do the follow up research to see I made an impact or not. It’s not worth anyone’s time if nothing is left behind but good memories. - [Lifetime Impact Pledge](https://www.jamesnorris.org/lifetime-impact-pledge/) - I pledge my entire life to doing as much good as possible. - [Learning Experiment](https://www.jamesnorris.org/learning-experiment/) - For 2009 I tracked the most novel, interesting, and/or innovative ideas and facts that I came across. - [Research](https://www.jamesnorris.org/research/) - I love questions. And I love the “search” in research; not the “publication” in research. (“Publication” must fit in the imaginary space between the letters.) - [Genuine Dating App](https://www.jamesnorris.org/genuine-dating-app/) - This is a proposal for an app designed to foster genuine connection between people. - [Wrong Million](https://www.jamesnorris.org/wrong-million/) - We’re racing in the wrong race. We’re sprinters trying to shot put. Or swimmers trying to bobsled. End result? We lose. Every time. - [Life Story](https://www.jamesnorris.org/story/) - I grew up in Houston, Texas, with a twin sister, older brother, a mother and a father, and always a dog (or two). - [Contact](https://www.jamesnorris.org/contact/) - Feel free to email. I'll try to respond quickly. You can also email me directly or schedule a call. - [Effective Altruism Network Governance System](https://www.jamesnorris.org/effective-altruism-governance/) - I tentatively propose that the effective altruism movement should have a consensual process for determining the policies of the core components of what we could call the EA Network. - [Organizations](https://www.jamesnorris.org/organizations/) - A list of the organizations I helped build. This is extracted from my personal database. It excludes 3 others I helped build, 4 I partially built, and 6 microbusiness. I was the founder, a co-founder or part of the founding team for each. - [I Love Being Wrong](https://www.jamesnorris.org/i-love-being-wrong/) - I Love Being Wrong March 26, 2014 I love recognizing when I’m wrong. If we’re wrong and recognize it we have automatically learned something new about the world. Being wrong often generates cognitive dissonance. For me, I am compelled to enthusiastically explore the new idea or evidence and reconcile it with my original view. This - [DIY Exocortex](https://www.jamesnorris.org/diy-exocortex/) - DIY Exocortex March 22, 2014We are evolving a global exocortex.Today’s DIY version might look something like:2014 Exocortex = Input(Google Glass) + Filtering(Emotient) + Manipulation(Google Search + Wikipedia + Wolfram|Alpha) + Storage(Evernote + Facebook + Twitter + Dropbox)Tomorrow it will be far more sophisticated. We will be fully integrated with all of the world’s knowledge at - [Open Growth Philosophy](https://www.jamesnorris.org/open-growth-philosophy/) - Open Growth Philosophy January 25, 2014 Personal growth should be open. More specifically, the pursuit of human flourishing should be an endeavor rooted in open science, open innovation, and open source principles. Open science: the umbrella term of the movement to make scientific research, data and dissemination accessible to all levels of an inquiring society, - [Email Overload Disorder](https://www.jamesnorris.org/email-overload-disorder/) - Email Overload Disorder March 26, 2014 Description: Email Overload Disorder (EOD) is a condition of systematic email overload associated with emotional distress. Cause: Your ambition exceeds your personal capability. Symptoms: You get more email than you can regularly process. You inevitably get behind. The email piles up. The best you can do is tread water, - [Education](https://www.jamesnorris.org/education/) - In my heart I’m an autodidact, so my education is heavily self-directed. Here are the highlights. - [Bali-Focused Resources for Change Agents](https://www.jamesnorris.org/bali-change-agents/) - Bali-Focused Resources for Change Agents - [First Social Silicon Valley?](https://www.jamesnorris.org/first-social-silicon-valley/) - I’ve asked dozens of thought leaders around the world the same question: Where do you think the first Social Silicon Valley will arise? - [History of Effective Altruism](https://www.jamesnorris.org/history-of-effective-altruism/) - Concurrent movements that predate effective altruism (EA) with the most overlap: Social return on investment, Randomistas, Strategic philanthropy, Effective philanthropy, Effective giving, Applied rationality, Utilitarianism, Social innovation, Transhumanism, Futurism - [Lifetime Contribution Metric](https://www.jamesnorris.org/lifetime-contribution-metric/) - Lifetime Contribution = total number of lifetime hours invested into a specific domain to date - [Singapore Events Guide: Nerdy & Social Change Edition](https://www.jamesnorris.org/singapore-events-guide/) - This guide is aimed at locals and expats trying to find the most interesting events in Singapore for intellectual stimulation, social change, and entrepreneurship. - [Singapore: Asia's First Social Silicon Valley?](https://www.jamesnorris.org/singapore-social-silicon-valley/) - “Where’s the best place in the world for a social entrepreneur to live and build a social enterprise?” That’s a tough question. - [Holistic Understanding Test](https://www.jamesnorris.org/holistic-understanding-test/) - Holistic understanding: “Having a reasonably well-informed understanding of a topic, meaning you are able to identify all of the key perspectives relevant to it and the pros and cons for each perspective.” - [Expert Trustworthiness](https://www.jamesnorris.org/expert-trustworthiness/) - Consider these questions: If you haven’t spent at least 1,000 hours studying [extremely complicated subject], do you think your views on the subject are likely to be carefully formed from first principles? - [Singaporean Social Change Enterprises & Initiatives Database](https://www.jamesnorris.org/singaporean-social-change-database/) - Your best bet for anything social change in Singapore is Concern.sg. It’s regularly updated and has descriptions of each enterprise and initiative. - [Singaporean Changemakers Call to Action](https://www.jamesnorris.org/singaporean-changemakers/) - If you’re in Singapore and you are a young changemaker* then consider this your call to action! *Yes, you are or can be. Don’t doubt so much lah! ## My Templates - [Default Kit](https://www.jamesnorris.org/?elementor_library=default-kit-2) - [Default Kit](https://www.jamesnorris.org/?elementor_library=default-kit) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://www.jamesnorris.org/category/uncategorized/)