Executive summary: A donation-directing bounty board on the EA Forum could incentivize valuable research and help coordinate between those with important questions and those with the skills to answer them.
Key points:
The EA Forum has a high density of research talent and good ideas for valuable write-ups, but many are left unexplored due to unclear impact and weak incentives.
A donation-directing bounty board could allow users to offer donations to effective charities in exchange for posts answering specific research questions.
Donation-directing bounties fit the EA movement’s spirit, reduce incentives for gaming the system, and may be perceived as less costly by bounty issuers.
Bounty pursuers can direct donations to their preferred causes and organizations, rewarding those supported by people with strong research skills and judgment.
To avoid low-quality or duplicative work, bounty pursuers could submit proposals, and an insurance fund could cover bounties if issuers fail to follow through.
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Executive summary: A donation-directing bounty board on the EA Forum could incentivize valuable research and help coordinate between those with important questions and those with the skills to answer them.
Key points:
The EA Forum has a high density of research talent and good ideas for valuable write-ups, but many are left unexplored due to unclear impact and weak incentives.
A donation-directing bounty board could allow users to offer donations to effective charities in exchange for posts answering specific research questions.
Donation-directing bounties fit the EA movement’s spirit, reduce incentives for gaming the system, and may be perceived as less costly by bounty issuers.
Bounty pursuers can direct donations to their preferred causes and organizations, rewarding those supported by people with strong research skills and judgment.
To avoid low-quality or duplicative work, bounty pursuers could submit proposals, and an insurance fund could cover bounties if issuers fail to follow through.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.