Update in April 2021: This shortform is now superseded bythe EA Wiki entry on Accidental harm.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 Iāve found that seem very relevant to the topic of downside risks/āaccidental 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Update in April 2021: This shortform is now superseded by the EA Wiki entry on Accidental harm.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 Iāve found that seem very relevant to the topic of downside risks/āaccidental harm
Information hazards and downside risksāMichael Aird (me), 2020
Ways people trying to do good accidentally make things worse, and how to avoid themāRob Wiblin and Howie Lempel (for 80,000 Hours), 2018
How to Avoid Accidentally Having a Negative Impact with your ProjectāMax Dalton and Jonas Vollmer, 2018
Sources that seem somewhat relevant
https://āāen.wikipedia.org/āāwiki/āāUnintended_consequences (in particular, āUnexpected drawbacksā and āPerverse resultsā, not āUnintended benefitsā)
(See also my lists of sources related to information hazards, differential progress, and the unilateralistās curse.)
I intend to add to this list over time. If you know of other relevant work, please mention it in a comment.