Gilad Seckler

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[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

Something I think about often as a former teacher (& student): Many of the implicit beliefs instilled by school are untrue of the adult world. E.g., in school, friendship happens ~organically; in adult life, friendships often require effort.

Does school set us up for failure? 🧵

[Emily Oehlsen @EmilyOehlsen]

Today we’re launching Project Tailwind, a call for founders to start ambitious new AI safety initiatives: https://t.co/k5SoaXbuWk

We’re looking for great people to engage seriously with the risks of transformative AI, and to create the research, technologies, and institutions that will help humanity navigate them.

There are critical, basic problems that no one owns. Over the last several months, my team at @coeff_giving brainstormed ideas we’d be excited to fund if we could find a promising founder, and the list quickly grew to more than 200 entries. We’ve narrowed it down to our favorites, but we also expect the best founders to bring their own ideas:
https://t.co/88qE9bVrEy

We’re providing funding at three levels:
1️⃣ Pre-seed: $200k to $2m to develop an idea and build a team
2️⃣ Seed: $2m to $20m to launch and scale
3️⃣ Scale: $20m to $200m+ for proven teams to scale, or world-class teams to start

If you’re excited about something on our list, or you have another proposal for driving the field forward, you should get involved: https://t.co/8utEYbXYhx

There are more good projects than there are people to work on them. Please help us make that stop being true!

Also hi, I’m Emily! This is my first tweet. I lead AI and biosecurity grantmaking at @coeff_giving.

[Alec Stapp @AlecStapp]

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[Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor]

The future of New York City is so bright I gotta wear shades!
#SummerOfNYC

[Alexander Berger @albrgr]

More on our big news today:
https://t.co/W4JT9wzsI0

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

@angeladuckw @catehall recently had a great post on this! https://t.co/DQuYTeLG65

(Is X still burying Substack links? Here's a little less friction ;) )

[Coefficient Giving @coeff_giving]

We’re hiring for a Recruiter! Apply by May 21 to be considered.
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Please share widely — we’ll offer you a reward if you refer someone we hire.
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[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

@charlieholtz FACTivities

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

Get ready for a lot more of this, folks...

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

@Jschwa95 Use the bumpers ;)

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

*"Software" "developers" should make a Dark Mode alternative called Snark Mode that inserts "unnecessary" air quotes and ellipses into whatever you type...

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

Software developers should make a Dark Mode alternative called Snark Mode that inserts unnecessary air quotes and ellipses into whatever you type.

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

"The older one becomes the quicker the present fades into sepia and the past looms up in glorious technicolor." –Beryl Bainbridge

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

@finnhambly very thought-provoking nonetheless!

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

Something I think about often as a former teacher (& student): Many of the implicit beliefs instilled by school are untrue of the adult world. E.g., in school, friendship happens ~organically; in adult life, friendships often require effort.

Does school set us up for failure? 🧵

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

@finnhambly lmao that makes sense🤦‍♂️

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

@finnhambly This is awesome. Do you know if there's a way to see the 250 problems/class wiki?

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

(Image source for Spotify artist revenues: https://t.co/TcOKUYW29G; thanks to my wonderful colleagues @booritney and @AaronGertler for helping me think through the ideas in this thread!)

[Gilad Seckler @GiladSeckler]

Modern school could be much better. But there are some aspects of life school shouldn't or simply can't imitate.

Personally, I'm grateful to the teachers who showed me (if only in retrospect) how the chaos of the world can be shrunk, shaped, and given anew to those who need it.