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Rhodri Davies Feb 5, 2023

Even this guy is in on the action...

(And this is definitely not just crudely rendered in MS Paint. Oh no).

Rhodri Davies Feb 5, 2023

Had word that people have started receiving the pre-order of my new book, which is exciting! (Out properly on March 28th):

https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/what-is-philanthropy-for

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What Is Philanthropy For?

What Is Philanthropy For?; Philanthropy, the use of private assets for public good, has been much criticized in recent years. Rhodri Davies, drawing on his deep knowledge of the past and present landscape of philanthropy, examines pressing questions that philanthropy must tackle if it is to be equal to the challenges of the 21st century.

Bristol University Press

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Rhodri Davies Jan 6, 2023

The interesting update to this is that when you run the same prompt today, you get a totally different response. Less funny, but probably more in line with what you would expect, so the system clearly is 'learning'.

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Rhodri Davies Jan 5, 2023

Slightly more taken with its efforts to "write a compelling grant proposal for a nonprofit whose core mission is to superglue dogs to skateboards and push them down skate ramps".

I thought it might have at least made some cursory efforts to point out that supergluing dogs to skateboards isn't a good thing, but it didn't seem to feel the need.

Rhodri Davies Jan 5, 2023

Writing a thing about the potential impact of ChatGPT on philanthropy so have been mucking around <ahem>... I mean, "experimenting", with it some more.

This is what it came up with when I asked it to write a rap about John D Rockefeller's battle with the Walsh Commission in 1915 in the style of "Hamilton".

Solid C+ effort, I'd say:

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Rhodri Davies Dec 24, 2022

If you want another fun history of philanthropy-related Xmas nugget, then check out this declassified 1970 internal CIA memo, detailing a proposal for a Christmas Gift Programme.

Some brilliantly no-nonsense charity from these G-Men.

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Rhodri Davies Dec 24, 2022

If you want a yuletide history of philanthropy fact, I give you the festive tale of Cornelius Christmas- the 19th Century donor who left behind a very specific Christmas-themed bequest...

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