David_Moss

karma rank #22 · 10,477 karma · 10 posts sampled · profile ↗

Top cause areas

ea meta 6.7 +0.6σ
prioritization 4.2 +0.8σ
forecasting epistemics 2.8 +0.6σ
moral circle values 2.6 +1.0σ
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animal welfare 2.2 +1.1σ
longtermism xrisk 2.1 -0.1σ
effective giving 1.7 -0.5σ
rationalist meta 1.7 +0.2σ
ai safety 1.0 -0.2σ
ai governance 0.9 +0.1σ
global health 0.5 -0.5σ
mental health 0.3 -0.2σ
biosecurity 0.2 -0.4σ
nuclear great power 0.2 -0.3σ
climate 0.0 -0.7σ

Distinguishing dimensions z-score vs top-30 cohort

▲ style_empirical +2.5σ
▲ style_quantitative +2.5σ
▲ quality_rigor +1.9σ
▼ style_personal_narrative -1.8σ
▼ style_operational_howto -1.1σ

Style quantitative / empirical / philosophical / speculative / operational / contrarian

quantitative 7.9 +2.5σ
empirical 7.6 +2.5σ
philosophical 3.8 +0.1σ
speculative 3.6 -0.5σ
operational howto 3.3 -1.1σ
critical contrarian 3.1 -0.5σ
Show all 9 style dims
personal narrative 1.1 -1.8σ
synthesizing 6.6 +1.1σ
question asking 2.5 -0.3σ

Stance signature top 3 stance dims furthest from neutral (5)

inside ea 8.2 +0.5σ
ea org coded 7.5 +0.8σ
animal moral status 6.1 +1.1σ
Show all 9 stance dims
longtermist framing 6.0 +0.2σ
welfarist vs rights 5.9 +1.0σ
optimism ea institutions 5.9 +0.0σ
suffering focused 5.3 +0.3σ
ai doom axis 5.2 -0.2σ
rationalist coded 5.0 -0.2σ

Tone

combativeness 1.4 -0.7σ
calibration 7.6 +1.2σ
jargon 5.6 +0.7σ
humility 6.3 +0.7σ

Quality

rigor 8.2 +1.9σ
originality 6.0 +0.5σ
clarity 7.9 -0.7σ

Neighbors in dimension space

Nearest: Vasco Grilo🔸

Foil: Kirsten

Most characteristic post

Digital Consciousness Model Results and Key Takeaways

baseScore: 89

Introduction to the Digital Consciousness Model (DCM) Artificially intelligent systems, especially large language models (LLMs) used by almost 50% of the adult US population, have become remarkably sophisticated. They hold conversations, write essays, and seem to understand context in ways that surprise even their creators. This raises a crucial question: Are we creating systems that are conscious? The Digital Consciousness Model (DCM) is a first attempt to assess the evidenc…

Highest-karma post in sample

How many people have heard of effective altruism?

baseScore: 185