I’m considering doing another pilot “epistemic map”, but I’m trying to decide what topic I should do it on, and thus soliciting suggestions.
For more on epistemic mapping, you can see here for a presentation I recently gave on the topic (just ignore the technical issues in the beginning)
Whereas my last pilot/test map focused on the relationship between poverty and terrorism (and the associated literature), I want to do this one on something EA-relevant. FWIW, I think that epistemic mapping is probably most valuable for topics that are important, dynamic (e.g., assumptions or technological capabilities may change over time), unsettled/divisive, and/or have a non-small literature base (among a few other considerations).
Some of my ideas thus far have been the controversial Democratising Risk paper (or something else X-risk related), the Worm Wars debate, biosecurity/pandemic risks, or maybe something about AI. But I’d love to hear any other suggestions (or feedback on those ideas I listed)!
I’m considering doing another pilot “epistemic map”, but I’m trying to decide what topic I should do it on, and thus soliciting suggestions.
For more on epistemic mapping, you can see here for a presentation I recently gave on the topic (just ignore the technical issues in the beginning)
Whereas my last pilot/test map focused on the relationship between poverty and terrorism (and the associated literature), I want to do this one on something EA-relevant. FWIW, I think that epistemic mapping is probably most valuable for topics that are important, dynamic (e.g., assumptions or technological capabilities may change over time), unsettled/divisive, and/or have a non-small literature base (among a few other considerations).
Some of my ideas thus far have been the controversial Democratising Risk paper (or something else X-risk related), the Worm Wars debate, biosecurity/pandemic risks, or maybe something about AI. But I’d love to hear any other suggestions (or feedback on those ideas I listed)!