Executive summary: The EA Forum’s AI Welfare Debate Week was successful in meeting its key goals of participation and changing minds, but had mixed results on secondary objectives like increasing overall engagement and attracting new users.
Key points:
The event exceeded targets for participation (558 voters vs 50 goal) and mind-changing (53 users vs 25 goal).
28 posts were created, with 7 high-quality ones (50+ karma), though none had very high karma.
The event did not noticeably increase overall Forum engagement, new user signups, or messaging.
New features like the debate banner and slider were successful, but the “most influential posts” feature needs improvement.
Feedback suggested making future debate questions more specific and empirical.
Recommendations for future events include improving data visualization, adding easier engagement options, and choosing less niche topics.
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Executive summary: The EA Forum’s AI Welfare Debate Week was successful in meeting its key goals of participation and changing minds, but had mixed results on secondary objectives like increasing overall engagement and attracting new users.
Key points:
The event exceeded targets for participation (558 voters vs 50 goal) and mind-changing (53 users vs 25 goal).
28 posts were created, with 7 high-quality ones (50+ karma), though none had very high karma.
The event did not noticeably increase overall Forum engagement, new user signups, or messaging.
New features like the debate banner and slider were successful, but the “most influential posts” feature needs improvement.
Feedback suggested making future debate questions more specific and empirical.
Recommendations for future events include improving data visualization, adding easier engagement options, and choosing less niche topics.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.