Thanks you for this post! I am really interested in this intersection!
Let’s say my cause area is helping the most animals. Is it better to donate to animals directly or AI alignment research? If the answer is AI alignment research where is the best fund to donate to?
I and a few other people are discussing how to start some new charities along the lines of animals and longtermism, which includes AI. So maybe that’s what we need in EA before we can talk about where we can donate to help steer AI to better care for animals.
Not sure what is meant by “donate to humans directly”?
Also I suggest not limiting yourself to these two categories, as there’re likely better areas to donate to in order to help advance the “AI for animals” direction (e.g. supporting individuals or orgs that are doing high-impact work in this specific direction (if there isn’t any currently, consider committing donations to future ones), or even better, starting a new initiative if you’re a good fit and have good ideas).
Thanks you for this post! I am really interested in this intersection!
Let’s say my cause area is helping the most animals. Is it better to donate to animals directly or AI alignment research? If the answer is AI alignment research where is the best fund to donate to?
I and a few other people are discussing how to start some new charities along the lines of animals and longtermism, which includes AI. So maybe that’s what we need in EA before we can talk about where we can donate to help steer AI to better care for animals.
Not sure what is meant by “donate to humans directly”?
Also I suggest not limiting yourself to these two categories, as there’re likely better areas to donate to in order to help advance the “AI for animals” direction (e.g. supporting individuals or orgs that are doing high-impact work in this specific direction (if there isn’t any currently, consider committing donations to future ones), or even better, starting a new initiative if you’re a good fit and have good ideas).
Sorry typo I meant donate to animals directly.