Thanks for the comment. Your observation that EA Wiki pages are valuable mostly by virtue of providing a list of posts relevant to a topic is something other people have noted, including recently in the short exploratory survey we conducted. This is a question that is obviously quite important for us to answer, since it has the potential to influence significantly how we prioritize our efforts or even whether it is worth having paid contributors at all. Answering that question is also relevant for assessing the value of some possible directions the Wiki may take, such as asking experts on a given topic to write an in-depth overview of it.
So far, I have prioritized breadth over depth, since I think at the current margin having e.g. five one-paragraph articles generates more value than having five one-paragraph articles. However, there are still one or two dozen articles of medium length, which may allow readers to determine how much value, if any, they derive from a Wiki entry that goes beyond listing the key works in the literature or offering a one-line description of the topic. I list some below in case anyone wants to take a look and share their thoughts. You can also submit your impressions anonymously and I’ll post them myself as a comment.
Thanks for the comment. Your observation that EA Wiki pages are valuable mostly by virtue of providing a list of posts relevant to a topic is something other people have noted, including recently in the short exploratory survey we conducted. This is a question that is obviously quite important for us to answer, since it has the potential to influence significantly how we prioritize our efforts or even whether it is worth having paid contributors at all. Answering that question is also relevant for assessing the value of some possible directions the Wiki may take, such as asking experts on a given topic to write an in-depth overview of it.
So far, I have prioritized breadth over depth, since I think at the current margin having e.g. five one-paragraph articles generates more value than having five one-paragraph articles. However, there are still one or two dozen articles of medium length, which may allow readers to determine how much value, if any, they derive from a Wiki entry that goes beyond listing the key works in the literature or offering a one-line description of the topic. I list some below in case anyone wants to take a look and share their thoughts. You can also submit your impressions anonymously and I’ll post them myself as a comment.
Dystopia
Sam Bankman-Fried
Negative utilitarianism (only one section written)
AI race
Astronomical waste
Reversal test
Cause X
Think tanks
Iterated embryo selection
Target Malaria
Totalitarianism
Broad vs. narrow interventions
Cari Tuna