‘The primary issue for OPIS is the ethical imperative to reduce suffering. Linked to the effective altruism movement, they choose causes that are most likely to produce the largest impact, determined by what Leighton calls “a clear underlying philosophy which is suffering-focused”.’
I may be wrong, but I remember reading an EA profile report and seeing Leighton comment that the profile report inspired OPIS’s movement toward working on the problem.
Their website suggests it wasn’t independent.
‘The primary issue for OPIS is the ethical imperative to reduce suffering. Linked to the effective altruism movement, they choose causes that are most likely to produce the largest impact, determined by what Leighton calls “a clear underlying philosophy which is suffering-focused”.’
I may be wrong, but I remember reading an EA profile report and seeing Leighton comment that the profile report inspired OPIS’s movement toward working on the problem.