Executive summary: A response was provided to allegations from former employees published on forums, with documentation to support different perspectives on the disputed claims. Issues related to investigation practices and community norms were raised.
Key points:
Claims were made regarding compensation, work environment, and other topics. Counter-evidence regarding these claims was provided.
Alternative explanations for the differing perspectives were proposed.
Concerns were raised about investigation practices used prior to publication of the original allegations.
Potential broader impacts on community culture and trust were discussed.
Despite harms highlighted, good intentions were acknowledged all around.
Suggestions were made for improving community norms to handle similar situations better in the future.
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Perhaps inevitable given the nature of the post, but I thought this was a pretty poor summary; it is too far abstracted from the concrete issues. And “good intentions were acknowledged all around” seems false, as a key part of the post’s argument is that Alice is a serial liar.
I asked ChatGPT for a summary and thought it did somewhat better. It was a little less abstract and also shorter, though still more abstract than I would have liked.
The post on the Effective Altruism Forum, titled “Nonlinear’s Evidence: Debunking False and Misleading Claims,” is a detailed rebuttal of claims made against the organization Nonlinear. It discusses accusations made by individuals named Alice and Chloe about their experiences working with Nonlinear, involving issues like financial misrepresentation, work conditions, and personal treatment. The post includes extensive evidence, such as contracts, recordings, and screenshots, to refute these claims and offers a hypothesis about the origins of the misunderstandings. It also touches upon the importance of mental health and the handling of personal grievances within the Effective Altruism community.
Executive summary: A response was provided to allegations from former employees published on forums, with documentation to support different perspectives on the disputed claims. Issues related to investigation practices and community norms were raised.
Key points:
Claims were made regarding compensation, work environment, and other topics. Counter-evidence regarding these claims was provided.
Alternative explanations for the differing perspectives were proposed.
Concerns were raised about investigation practices used prior to publication of the original allegations.
Potential broader impacts on community culture and trust were discussed.
Despite harms highlighted, good intentions were acknowledged all around.
Suggestions were made for improving community norms to handle similar situations better in the future.
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.
Perhaps inevitable given the nature of the post, but I thought this was a pretty poor summary; it is too far abstracted from the concrete issues. And “good intentions were acknowledged all around” seems false, as a key part of the post’s argument is that Alice is a serial liar.
I asked ChatGPT for a summary and thought it did somewhat better. It was a little less abstract and also shorter, though still more abstract than I would have liked.