Jonathan Yan

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Donations

To which causes?: 
Existential risk and far future causes
For how long?: 
Throughout my life
Selected past donations: 
AmountToWhen
HK$300,000Real AI Limited2017
Donations I've helped influence: 
AmountToDonated byWhenAny details
Past donations: 

Elsewhere on the web

Views and values

Moral philosophy: 
No opinion, or not familiar with these terms
Causes you think you should devote resources to: 
Existential risk (artificial intelligence)
Actions you're taking to support these causes: 

donations and volunteer work

Causes and communities you're interested in: 
Existential risk and far future causes
Machine intelligence risk

You and EA

Groups you're a member of: 
The 'Effective Altruists' Facebook group
Giving What We Can (you've taken the pledge)
Local EA group
Which factors were important in 'getting you into' Effective Altruism, or altering your actions in its direction?: 
Local chapter of an EA organisation
The online EA community
Giving What We Can
80,000 Hours
Personal contact with an EA or EAs
Organisations you've volunteered or worked for: 
Real AI
Number of friends who'd describe themselves as Effective Altruists: 
0-5 friends
How you first heard about 'Effective Altruism': 
80,000 Hours
What can the Effective Altruism community help you with? : 

I'm looking for help in developing Real AI.

What could you bring to the Effective Altruism community?: 

Opportunities to work on AI safety in Hong Kong

Career

Planned career path: 
Direct charity/non-profit work
Confidence that you'll take this career path: 
67%-100% chance I will take this path in the future.
Current occupation or career: 

Director of Real AI Limited

Any ways you could help others with their careers: 

Giving guidance on how to positively shape the development of artificial intelligence

Demographics

Name: 
Jonathan Yan
Gender: 
Male
Highest level of education completed or currently pursuing: 
Master’s degree
Country: 
Hong Kong SAR China
Full-time student?: 
No