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Recent Examples of altruist
Effective altruists, by contrast, tended to jump at such opportunities — after all, 10 percent better conditions for animals, while hardly perfect, is still better.
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Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Some of the effective altruists will classify all of the effective accelerationists as extreme libertarians.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
Effective altruists were also making a splash in other areas, like global health and development or biosecurity or AI, but those were all areas where a lot of money was already being spent from many sources.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Effective altruists were some of the earliest people to take seriously the study of catastrophic risks from AI, and many in the AI safety community—though not all—subscribe to the philosophy to varying degrees.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Some of the effective altruists will classify all of the effective accelerationists as extreme libertarians.
—Caroline Mimbs Nyce, The Atlantic, 21 Aug. 2024
Effective altruists were also making a splash in other areas, like global health and development or biosecurity or AI, but those were all areas where a lot of money was already being spent from many sources.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 9 Aug. 2024
Effective altruists were some of the earliest people to take seriously the study of catastrophic risks from AI, and many in the AI safety community—though not all—subscribe to the philosophy to varying degrees.
—Billy Perrigo/san Francisco, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for altruist
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Miami Herald Lauren Costantino is a religion reporter for the Miami Herald funded with financial support from Trish and Dan Bell and from donors comprising the South Florida Jewish and Muslim Communities, in partnership with Journalism Funding Partners.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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Several Democrats said some donors have been more inclined to give specifically to candidates and campaigns rather than to larger Democratic groups.—
Caroline Vakil,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump himself has been courting major givers, hosting events that are drawing $1 million a plate.—
Alex Isenstadt,
Axios,
31 Mar. 2025
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Belinda is a giver at heart and always puts everyone’s needs ahead of hers.—
Lisa Stardust,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Houthis and their Iranian benefactors saved face by insisting that the reduction in the attacks was inspired by the temporary cessation of hostilities between Israeli forces and Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip.—
The Editors,
National Review,
18 Mar. 2025
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The Rolex logo is so ubiquitous in Hollywood that, by now, the brand’s role as benefactor and style icon seems indelible.—
Victoria Gomelsky,
Robb Report,
6 Mar. 2025
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The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Apr. 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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Others have used their riches to forge their own path in business, to become major philanthropists–or simply to enjoy a private life of luxury.—
Sylvan Lebrun,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Her biggest financial backer appears to be Wisconsin philanthropist Lynde Uihlein, who the Brennan Center says has given $6.2 million.—
The NPR Network,
NPR,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Altruist.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/altruist. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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