Executive summary: An analysis of EA Forum trends in 2023 shows a decline in engagement, a shift towards AI safety as the dominant topic, and highly unequal participation among users.
Key points:
Posts and comments declined over 2023, with comments dropping rapidly after the FTX scandal and other controversies.
AI safety became the most frequent topic from March onward, while animal welfare and global health & development saw modest increases.
Forum engagement follows a power-law distribution, with a small number of highly active users and many less active ones.
Average karma per user tends to stabilize between 10-20 despite increasing engagement.
The analysis has limitations and should not be overgeneralized to represent the entire EA movement.
The shift towards AI safety as the dominant cause is a potentially risky trend for the future of EA.
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Executive summary: An analysis of EA Forum trends in 2023 shows a decline in engagement, a shift towards AI safety as the dominant topic, and highly unequal participation among users.
Key points:
Posts and comments declined over 2023, with comments dropping rapidly after the FTX scandal and other controversies.
AI safety became the most frequent topic from March onward, while animal welfare and global health & development saw modest increases.
Forum engagement follows a power-law distribution, with a small number of highly active users and many less active ones.
Average karma per user tends to stabilize between 10-20 despite increasing engagement.
The analysis has limitations and should not be overgeneralized to represent the entire EA movement.
The shift towards AI safety as the dominant cause is a potentially risky trend for the future of EA.
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.