Update in April 2021: This shortform is now superseded bythe EA Wiki entry on Accidental harm. There is no longer any reason to read this shortform instead of that.
Collection of sources Iâve found that seem very relevant to the topic of downside risks/âaccidental harm
Update in April 2021: This shortform is now superseded by the EA Wiki entry on Accidental harm. There is no longer any reason to read this shortform instead of that.
Collection of sources Iâve found that seem very relevant to the topic of downside risks/âaccidental harm
Information hazards and downside risksâMichael Aird (me), 2020
Ways people trying to do good accidentally make things worse, and how to avoid themâRob Wiblin and Howie Lempel (for 80,000 Hours), 2018
How to Avoid Accidentally Having a Negative Impact with your ProjectâMax Dalton and Jonas Vollmer, 2018
Sources that seem somewhat relevant
https://ââen.wikipedia.org/ââwiki/ââUnintended_consequences (in particular, âUnexpected drawbacksâ and âPerverse resultsâ, not âUnintended benefitsâ)
(See also my lists of sources related to information hazards, differential progress, and the unilateralistâs curse.)
I intend to add to this list over time. If you know of other relevant work, please mention it in a comment.