Also maybe of interest, I think the current EA portfolio is actually allocated pretty well in line with what this heuristic would imply:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nws5pai9AB6dCQqxq/how-are-resources-in-ea-allocated-across-issues#What_might_we_learn_from_this_
I think the bigger issue might be that it’s currently demoralising not to work on AI or meta. So I appreciate this post as an exploration of ways to make it more intuitive that everyone shouldn’t work on AI.
Also maybe of interest, I think the current EA portfolio is actually allocated pretty well in line with what this heuristic would imply:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/nws5pai9AB6dCQqxq/how-are-resources-in-ea-allocated-across-issues#What_might_we_learn_from_this_
I think the bigger issue might be that it’s currently demoralising not to work on AI or meta. So I appreciate this post as an exploration of ways to make it more intuitive that everyone shouldn’t work on AI.