I think this isn’t mentioned enough in EA, and I feel the need to point out this quote from William_MacAskill_when-should-an-effective-altruist-donate.pdf (globalprioritiesinstitute.org):
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″ (p. 7)
In other words”
v(A)=[P(Utilitarianism is correct)⋅v(A|Utilitarianism is correct)] +
[P(Rationalism is correct)⋅v(A|Rationalism is correct) + ⋅⋅ ⋅
, where v(A) is the value of some action A, P(B) is the probability of some thing B being true, and f(A|B) is f(A), given that B is true.
I think this isn’t mentioned enough in EA, and I feel the need to point out this quote from William_MacAskill_when-should-an-effective-altruist-donate.pdf (globalprioritiesinstitute.org):
″
″ (p. 7)
In other words”
v(A)=[P(Utilitarianism is correct)⋅v(A|Utilitarianism is correct)] +
[P(Rationalism is correct)⋅v(A|Rationalism is correct) + ⋅⋅ ⋅
, where v(A) is the value of some action A, P(B) is the probability of some thing B being true, and f(A|B) is f(A), given that B is true.