I quite like the idea of an EAG: Open, but presumably as a complement, rather than replacement, to the current networking-focused EAGlobal.
One thing that seems missing from the EA ecosystem is a single place where there are talks which convey new information to lots of interested, relevant people in one go, and those ideas can be discussed.
This used to happen at EAGlobal, but it doesn’t anymore because (for understandable reasons) the event is very networking focused, so talks basically got canned. I find it odd there’s now so little public discussion at the EA community’s flagship event. (The only major communication that happens is at the opening and closing ceremonies, and is (always?) done by Will. Will is great, but it would be great to have a diversity of messages and messengers.)
There is more content at EAGxs, but then only a fraction of people see those. I’ve realised I’m basically touring the world giving more-or-less the same talk so most people hear it once. In some ways, this is quite fun, but it’s also pretty inefficient. I’d prefer to give that talk once and then be able to move onto other topics.
The EA forum currently serves as the central place for discussion, but it’s not that widely used and stuff tends to disappear from view pretty fast. It certainly doesn’t do the same thing as TED-style big talks do for communicating important ideas.
I quite like the idea of an EAG: Open, but presumably as a complement, rather than replacement, to the current networking-focused EAGlobal.
One thing that seems missing from the EA ecosystem is a single place where there are talks which convey new information to lots of interested, relevant people in one go, and those ideas can be discussed.
This used to happen at EAGlobal, but it doesn’t anymore because (for understandable reasons) the event is very networking focused, so talks basically got canned. I find it odd there’s now so little public discussion at the EA community’s flagship event. (The only major communication that happens is at the opening and closing ceremonies, and is (always?) done by Will. Will is great, but it would be great to have a diversity of messages and messengers.)
There is more content at EAGxs, but then only a fraction of people see those. I’ve realised I’m basically touring the world giving more-or-less the same talk so most people hear it once. In some ways, this is quite fun, but it’s also pretty inefficient. I’d prefer to give that talk once and then be able to move onto other topics.
The EA forum currently serves as the central place for discussion, but it’s not that widely used and stuff tends to disappear from view pretty fast. It certainly doesn’t do the same thing as TED-style big talks do for communicating important ideas.