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| Topic Started: Jun 1 2015, 05:31 PM (445 Views) | |
| cipher | Jun 1 2015, 05:31 PM Post #1 |
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What kind of organization would it be? What would be its goals? Assume that you are being bankrolled reasonably well (maybe you've caught the eye of a few celebrities). |
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| Catman | Jun 1 2015, 05:32 PM Post #2 |
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WHY ARE WE STILL HERE... ...JUST TO SUFFER?!
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| cipher | Jun 1 2015, 05:46 PM Post #3 |
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I'm kinda with you there man. Actually what inspired me for this thread was that a friend of mine has a cat. He's having some severe medical issues, but she has literally no money left over this month and the coming months after gas, rent, food, and her own medical expenses. So she's trying to find a vet that will treat her cat while being flexible with the payments. Anyways my idea for an organisation is one that will help pay for vet costs or pet medication. I know a lot of people are in the same boat as my friend. And most of the pet-related charities will take in strays etc. but I don't know of one around here that will help with medical bills. |
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| Nikki | Jun 1 2015, 07:06 PM Post #4 |
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I may be repeating myself, but if someone decided to gave me lots of money to do something for non-profit, I would use it to hire people to work on the project which I am devoting myself to, the teacher AI, so that everyone could have education of the best quality for free. |
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| Ashtoro | Jun 1 2015, 07:46 PM Post #5 |
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The Support-Ashtoro-So-He-Doesn't-Have-To-Work-Ever program. More seriously, something that can fund important medical and other scientific discoveries, that are being shunned by other potential funding sources for illegitimate reasons (like when a new, effective treatment is discovered but can't get funding because it will cut into pharmaceutical companies' profits). |
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| Harly | Jun 1 2015, 08:00 PM Post #6 |
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Probably something to help those suffering from severe poverty, especially in less developed nations. If this could be service/education base as well, rather than just throwing money at the problem, then that would be ideal. |
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| cipher | Jun 1 2015, 10:14 PM Post #7 |
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@ Nikki: I really like the Digital Aristotle you described to me. What, in your opinion, is the limiting factor in this project being successful/completed? @ Ashtoro: That's an interesting one, and it sounds important. A lot of research and development to pharmaceuticals seem to be based on how profitable it would be to sell. I think having an alternative form of funding that kind of research would give chances to drugs for diseases that are rare/specific. @ Harly: Poverty is a tough issue, but I agree that involving education in the solution would make sense in the long run. |
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| Silva | Jun 2 2015, 01:49 AM Post #8 |
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Harder question than you'd expect, because a lot of the issues I most care about already have strong not-for-profits fighting for them. Working against the capitalist incentives/interests in society that stop true progress, like with Ashtoro's idea, has a lot of merit though. I'd like to create something similar with a strong focus on climate change technology and working against pollution in general, fighting within economics to create financial incentives to do the right thing, essentially turning greed against itself, which is a concept that I find badass in general. An epic goal would be to create huge incentives for car companies to adapt into developing cars that run on zero emission designs, resulting in the much-needed revolution of the car industry. I think promotion is actually a huge part of that, because one reason the car industry is afraid to make the full switch is that car designs will have to change, and people's idea of what is cool, visually, for a car design would also have to change. If you plan it out gradually with massive funding behind you and keep at it over decades, that social change would be possible through advertising. People really respond to ads more than they realise or admit - a good example I've come across is the idea that you propose for a wedding using a diamond ring, a practice which is hugely popular - that was something engineered by an advertising campaign in the 1930s. Supporting efficient public transport systems worldwide and using those systems to create employment for young people (from first working age to late 20s) would be another part of the same plan, trying to sort several major issues in society into opportunities for growth and trade. |
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| Nikki | Jun 2 2015, 07:22 AM Post #9 |
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@cipher: The limiting factor is that there is still a lot of research in AI to be done. A lot. The best AIs work using a technique called deep learning which apparently works magically. No one understands why it works. The not-so-best- AIs are not so best. Scientists are still several decades far from completing the project. |
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| RedliwLedah | Jun 2 2015, 12:36 PM Post #10 |
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Eh, we have neural nets, so we can at least continue to progress with those way past where we are. Our brains have to work close enough to a neural net that it's going to always be a solid idea. We just have to continue making them larger and larger. |
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| Powdered_Sugar | Jun 2 2015, 01:21 PM Post #11 |
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I'm actually working on developing a non-profit... slowly... but work is work... The basic concept is to provide filing and storage services to different firms in exchange for a small fee. The fee will be used to pay for housing, food, education, etc. for one or two families that have lost their homes. Most of their hourly pay would automatically go into savings, which, if they remain employed for the whole work period, will be given to them for the purposes of purchasing a home. The people would work in the position for three years, which gives them work experience and provides a solid foundation for their resume so they can find work once their time is over. The largest overheads are the initial purchase of housing, and the development of ties with different businesses to which we will be providing services. I really like the concept because, while homelessness is a major problem for many people, I personally have the greatest drive to help whole families that have fallen on hard times, especially to help their children avoid drugs, gangs and prostitution. There's a person in my Knight's of Columbus council that has a lot of experience setting up non-profits, so I'm hoping this will actually become a reality in the future. |
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