Exactly! It reminds me a lot of the Polymath Project in which maths problems were solved collaboratively. I really wish EA made more use of this—I think Will’s recent choice to post his ideas to the Forum is turning out to be an excellent choice.
Cf. this LessWrong-post on the Parliamentary Model for moral uncertainty which explicitly mentions the Polymath Project.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/whhsY6JQXfJs7rMFS/polymath-style-attack-on-the-parliamentary-model-for-moral
Exactly! It reminds me a lot of the Polymath Project in which maths problems were solved collaboratively. I really wish EA made more use of this—I think Will’s recent choice to post his ideas to the Forum is turning out to be an excellent choice.
Cf. this LessWrong-post on the Parliamentary Model for moral uncertainty which explicitly mentions the Polymath Project.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/whhsY6JQXfJs7rMFS/polymath-style-attack-on-the-parliamentary-model-for-moral