Brendon_Wong

I'm a social entrepreneur and product manager that's been involved in EA since 2013! Right now, my interests lie in the areas of self/life improvement and societal transformation.

I'm the COO of Roote, an educational hub and startup studio focused on systems change to ensure humanity has a bright future. This includes reducing human and animal suffering as well as x-risks (see Roote's article on meta existential risks).

I'm also the founder of Better, a research organization and startup studio that is working on improving well-being and well-doing. We're specifically operating in the space of evidence-based self-improvement. Our theory of change is that recommendations we make can significantly amplify the efforts of EAs and EA organizations as well as improve people's lives in a highly cost effective manner.

Posts

Safety-First Agents/Architectures Are a Promising Path to Safe AGI
by Brendon_Wong @ 2023-08-06 | +6 | 0 comments
Brendon_Wong's Quick takes
by Brendon_Wong @ 2022-08-29 | +5 | 0 comments
EA-Aligned Impact Investing: Mind Ease Case Study
by Brendon_Wong, Will Roderick, jh @ 2021-11-15 | +71 | 0 comments
How You Can Counterfactually Send Millions of Dollars to EA Charities
by Brendon_Wong, Tharun Sonti @ 2020-12-24 | +82 | 0 comments
EA could benefit from a general-purpose nonprofit entity that offers...
by Brendon_Wong @ 2020-06-27 | +58 | 0 comments
EA Angel Group: Applications Open for Personal/Project Funding
by Brendon_Wong @ 2019-03-19 | +39 | 0 comments
EAs and EA Orgs Should Move Cash from Low-Interest to High-Interest Options
by Brendon_Wong @ 2019-02-23 | +57 | 0 comments
Requesting community input on the upcoming EA Projects Platform
by Brendon_Wong @ 2018-12-10 | +23 | 0 comments
Ideas for Improving Funding for Individual EAs, EA Projects, and New EA...
by Brendon_Wong @ 2018-07-10 | +23 | 0 comments