The article argues in defense of the effective altruism movement, citing its accomplishments in areas like global health, animal welfare, and AI safety, while contending criticisms of it are overblown. It makes the case that effective altruism’s commitment to evidence-based altruism that focuses on the most tractable interventions to help others is a positive development worth supporting, despite some mistakes. The article concludes the movement has had significant positive impact that outweighs the negatives.
I’ll read the article itself later, so be warned that I don’t know how good this summary is.
Update: The summary is correct but significantly less viscerally motivating than the original. I love it!
Caude.ai summary for those in a hurry:
I’ll read the article itself later, so be warned that I don’t know how good this summary is.
Update: The summary is correct but significantly less viscerally motivating than the original. I love it!