The same thing about the edge-widths came to my mind. More specifically, I suggest adding labels to the edges to state a rough number of funding. Perhaps it would ideally be an interactive application.
Also, just curious; was there any reason for having Patrick in particular on the top of this? I imagine there were other donors who gave to many of these things.
I suggest adding labels to the edges to state a rough number of funding
I find that remembering the typical grant/donation size of a donor is easier than remembering all the connections between different donors and donees, so having the edges visually represented (without further decorating the edges) captures most of the value of the exercise. I realize that others who don’t follow the EA granting space as closely as I do may feel differently.
Perhaps it would ideally be an interactive application
I don’t have experience making such applications, so I will let someone else do this.
was there any reason for having Patrick in particular on the top of this?
The node positions were chosen by Graphviz, so I didn’t choose to put Patrick on top. I included Patrick because Vipul suggested doing this (I would guess because Patrick was the most available example of an ETG donor who has given to many x-risk charities).
The same thing about the edge-widths came to my mind. More specifically, I suggest adding labels to the edges to state a rough number of funding. Perhaps it would ideally be an interactive application.
Also, just curious; was there any reason for having Patrick in particular on the top of this? I imagine there were other donors who gave to many of these things.
Yeah, at a glance the current presentation really makes AI safety look like Patrick’s empire.
I have to say I found this all very funny.
I find that remembering the typical grant/donation size of a donor is easier than remembering all the connections between different donors and donees, so having the edges visually represented (without further decorating the edges) captures most of the value of the exercise. I realize that others who don’t follow the EA granting space as closely as I do may feel differently.
I don’t have experience making such applications, so I will let someone else do this.
The node positions were chosen by Graphviz, so I didn’t choose to put Patrick on top. I included Patrick because Vipul suggested doing this (I would guess because Patrick was the most available example of an ETG donor who has given to many x-risk charities).