EA needs its own risk assessment team. I’m sure I’m not the only one who looked at FTX and quietly thought to myself, “this is crypto money and it could vanish anytime.” We do a lot of unasked-for risk management on behalf of the planet. How can we fill that role if we can’t even do an adequate job of managing risk for the movement itself?
EA risk management should focus on things like:
Protecting grantees from making major life changes based on winning a grant before their funding is absolutely locked in.
Protecting organizations from disbursing grants until they’re sure they won’t have to claw it back.
Preventing the EA movement from spreading infohazards.
Considering the risks of aims like movement growth, media engagement, and branding organizations as “part of EA.”
EA needs its own risk assessment team. I’m sure I’m not the only one who looked at FTX and quietly thought to myself, “this is crypto money and it could vanish anytime.” We do a lot of unasked-for risk management on behalf of the planet. How can we fill that role if we can’t even do an adequate job of managing risk for the movement itself?
EA risk management should focus on things like:
Protecting grantees from making major life changes based on winning a grant before their funding is absolutely locked in.
Protecting organizations from disbursing grants until they’re sure they won’t have to claw it back.
Preventing the EA movement from spreading infohazards.
Considering the risks of aims like movement growth, media engagement, and branding organizations as “part of EA.”