Update in April 2021: This shortform is now superseded by the EA Wiki entry on the Unilateralist’s curse. There is no longer any reason to read this shortform instead of that.
Unilateralist’s curse [EA Concepts]
Horsepox synthesis: A case of the unilateralist’s curse? [Lewis] (usefully connects the curse to other factors)
The Unilateralist’s Curse and the Case for a Principle of Conformity [Bostrom et al.’s original paper]
Hard-to-reverse decisions destroy option value [CEA]
Framing issues with the unilateralist’s curse—Linch, 2020
Somewhat less directly relevant
Managing risk in the EA policy space [EA Forum] (touches briefly on the curse)
Ways people trying to do good accidentally make things worse, and how to avoid them [80k] (only one section on the curse)
I intend to add to this list over time. If you know of other relevant work, please mention it in a comment.
Update in April 2021: This shortform is now superseded by the EA Wiki entry on the Unilateralist’s curse. There is no longer any reason to read this shortform instead of that.
Collection of all prior work I’ve found that seemed substantially relevant to the unilateralist’s curse
Unilateralist’s curse [EA Concepts]
Horsepox synthesis: A case of the unilateralist’s curse? [Lewis] (usefully connects the curse to other factors)
The Unilateralist’s Curse and the Case for a Principle of Conformity [Bostrom et al.’s original paper]
Hard-to-reverse decisions destroy option value [CEA]
Framing issues with the unilateralist’s curse—Linch, 2020
Somewhat less directly relevant
Managing risk in the EA policy space [EA Forum] (touches briefly on the curse)
Ways people trying to do good accidentally make things worse, and how to avoid them [80k] (only one section on the curse)
I intend to add to this list over time. If you know of other relevant work, please mention it in a comment.