I’m sure the Forum does influence decision-making, and in much the same way EA Global does; people talk to each other, learn things, and make different decisions than they might have otherwise.
But as far as we’re aware (and as CEA, we would probably be aware), orgs aren’t coming together to make “official” decisions about EA as a whole. 80,000 Hours might change its priorities, and Open Phil might change its priorities, but there isn’t some unified set of priorities that everyone agrees upon, or some single task that everyone decides to work together on afterward. People come in with differing views and leave with differing views, even if they make some updates during the event.
I’m sure the Forum does influence decision-making, and in much the same way EA Global does; people talk to each other, learn things, and make different decisions than they might have otherwise.
But as far as we’re aware (and as CEA, we would probably be aware), orgs aren’t coming together to make “official” decisions about EA as a whole. 80,000 Hours might change its priorities, and Open Phil might change its priorities, but there isn’t some unified set of priorities that everyone agrees upon, or some single task that everyone decides to work together on afterward. People come in with differing views and leave with differing views, even if they make some updates during the event.