What else should we consider?
What’s “effective altruism” in a world without certainty?
FAQs
(All answers are non-exhaustive)
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Frequently Asked Questions About Effective Altruism - article, 13 minutes
Passive vs. rational vs. quantified - article, 5 minutes
Effective Altruism is a Question, Not an Ideology - article, 7 minutes
An overview of the main concepts of Effective Altruism - video, 26 minutes
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How to do as well as possible? | ITN Methodology: Importance, tractability, neglectedness – video, 5 minutes
Marginal Impact - article, 4 minutes
Counterfactual Impact - article, 8 minutes
Expected Value - article, 4 minutes
Cost-effectiveness Analysis - article, 18 minutes
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Neutrality in choosing fields of activity - article, 8 minutes
How can we help the world? A flowchart - article, 4 minutes
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While the effective altruism community is always open to finding more cause areas to focus on (see the cause area: global priorities research), here are some (but not all) other common areas one may work on depending on their personal fit and comparative advantage: Global Health, Biological Risks, Animal Welfare, Economic Growth, Risk from Advanced Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Mental Health, and Building Effective Altruism.
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While there is no defined criteria that makes a person or organization an “effective altruist,” individuals may identify with effective altruism if they often try their best to practice effectiveness when making charitable decisions. Organizations can likewise take effective altruism principles as core tenants of their operation principles; some of these EA-aligned organizations can be found below:
Organizations that measure impact and promote other effective organizations:
Organizations around fundraising and community building for effective donations:
Research organizations:
MIRI – Machine Intelligence Research Institute
Career counseling organizations:
Organizations engaged in the synchronization and direction of the Effective Altruism community:
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The Long-Term Future - article, 13 minutes
Hits-based-giving - article, 19 minutes
Why we can't take expected value estimates literally - article, 28 minutes
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Peter Singer on Consequentialism and Utilitarianism – video, 3 minutes
You Don't Have To Be A Utilitarian To Be An EA - article, 4 minutes
Our descendants will see us as moral monsters. What should we do about that? – Podcast, 112 minutes
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What is indifference to order of magnitude | Scope Insensitivity - article, 3 minutes
Time Magazine story about the Effective Altruism movement - article, 17 minutes
What is social impact? A proposed definition - article, 15 minutes
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Visit our Community Page to see how you can connect with our local community. This might include joining our Slack, scheduling a 1-on-1, joining events, or joining our many smaller groups!
We also include many resources for finding others abroad, such as joining the forum, locating groups, and joining a virtual learning group.
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Diminishing returns - article, 5 minutes
Value of Information - a 7-minute article or a 28-minute video
Option Value - article, 14 minutes
Looking at limiting factors instead of scale - article, 5 minutes
Value of coordination - article, 13 minutes
How meta-charity can dominate direct charity - article, 3 minutes
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