Thanks for the question! We’ve designed the Donor Compass to be more streamlined, but we certainly appreciate and share your moral uncertainty. Our recommendations for the Cross-Cause Fund take into consideration 14 distinct worldviews, which take into account a wide range of animal moral weights (among other variables). You can investigate the assumptions for each here, along with the credences placed on each. If the range of views you place credence on significantly differ, however, you can use the Advanced Mode of the Cross-Cause fund to tailor it to your specific needs. (The definitions of each term can be found in this spreadsheet)
Thanks for the links, Laura. To clarify, I meant to ask whether you have considered making recommendations that specifically target decreasing the key uncertainties that matter for cross-cause prioritisation. For example, decreasing uncertainty about welfare comparisons across species by supporting work like RP’s moral weight project.
I think I see now, thanks for the clarification. We don’t currently include funds/interventions that specifically work on research (to reduce key uncertainties or otherwise). We do think this kind of work is important, and we aim to include more topics (which could include “meta” work and research) in future iterations of the model.
Hi Vasco,
Thanks for the question! We’ve designed the Donor Compass to be more streamlined, but we certainly appreciate and share your moral uncertainty. Our recommendations for the Cross-Cause Fund take into consideration 14 distinct worldviews, which take into account a wide range of animal moral weights (among other variables). You can investigate the assumptions for each here, along with the credences placed on each. If the range of views you place credence on significantly differ, however, you can use the Advanced Mode of the Cross-Cause fund to tailor it to your specific needs. (The definitions of each term can be found in this spreadsheet)
Thanks for the links, Laura. To clarify, I meant to ask whether you have considered making recommendations that specifically target decreasing the key uncertainties that matter for cross-cause prioritisation. For example, decreasing uncertainty about welfare comparisons across species by supporting work like RP’s moral weight project.
I think I see now, thanks for the clarification. We don’t currently include funds/interventions that specifically work on research (to reduce key uncertainties or otherwise). We do think this kind of work is important, and we aim to include more topics (which could include “meta” work and research) in future iterations of the model.
Good to know.