If one of the main motivations for effective altruism is to challenge traditional, ineffective ways of doing things, such as bureaucracy, mismanagement, passivity, and established procedures, and to differentiate itself from the world of charity and its connection to the establishment, especially in societies like the UK, then traditional institutional experience by older persons won’t be enough. I would argue that a better goal would be identifying what is not working and must be worked on in relation to learning about and fighting fraud, including developing better tools to do so.
To truly go against the traditional ineffective way of doing things and create differentiation, effective altruism needs to prioritize developing new tools and approaches for addressing issues like charity fraud. This could include using coordination technologies, artificial intelligence, and knowledge networks to identify and review potential frauds, as well as working on building a community of expertsand an academic network who can help develop and implement these solutions. By focusing on innovation and tackling these challenges head-on, effective altruism can continue to set itself apart and make a real impact.
I disagree that things are coupled in this way. You can be innovative and new in some important respects (like cause selection, prioritisation, taking philosophy seriously, etc.) while being boring and traditional in others (good governance, accounting, fraud detection, trust etc.).
If one of the main motivations for effective altruism is to challenge traditional, ineffective ways of doing things, such as bureaucracy, mismanagement, passivity, and established procedures, and to differentiate itself from the world of charity and its connection to the establishment, especially in societies like the UK, then traditional institutional experience by older persons won’t be enough. I would argue that a better goal would be identifying what is not working and must be worked on in relation to learning about and fighting fraud, including developing better tools to do so.
To truly go against the traditional ineffective way of doing things and create differentiation, effective altruism needs to prioritize developing new tools and approaches for addressing issues like charity fraud. This could include using coordination technologies, artificial intelligence, and knowledge networks to identify and review potential frauds, as well as working on building a community of expertsand an academic network who can help develop and implement these solutions. By focusing on innovation and tackling these challenges head-on, effective altruism can continue to set itself apart and make a real impact.
I disagree that things are coupled in this way. You can be innovative and new in some important respects (like cause selection, prioritisation, taking philosophy seriously, etc.) while being boring and traditional in others (good governance, accounting, fraud detection, trust etc.).