I thought it was very noteworthy that posts criticising EA were the most upvoted and the most commented on. I also find it noteworthy that posts on particular cause areas got the least upvotes and comments, and agree that that’s a bit unfortunate. However, I guess one factor could be that only a sub-section of the community may be interested in posts about any individual causes, whereas a larger fraction may be interested in issues relating to the whole community (e.g. “meta”-issues).
The fact that there’s not been more of a change over time is also an important finding, since I think it would have been reasonable to expect a change.
I agree with those who say that the fact that AI safety discussions largely occur elsewhere means that this isn’t the best proxy for overall EA interest in AI safety. But it’s still useful to know what the level of engagement with AI safety is at the EA Forum specifically.
Thanks, I thought this was great.
I thought it was very noteworthy that posts criticising EA were the most upvoted and the most commented on. I also find it noteworthy that posts on particular cause areas got the least upvotes and comments, and agree that that’s a bit unfortunate. However, I guess one factor could be that only a sub-section of the community may be interested in posts about any individual causes, whereas a larger fraction may be interested in issues relating to the whole community (e.g. “meta”-issues).
The fact that there’s not been more of a change over time is also an important finding, since I think it would have been reasonable to expect a change.
I agree with those who say that the fact that AI safety discussions largely occur elsewhere means that this isn’t the best proxy for overall EA interest in AI safety. But it’s still useful to know what the level of engagement with AI safety is at the EA Forum specifically.