Executive summary: Brian Tomasik discusses his top recommended charities, the value of spreading Google Grants, factors relating to the haste consideration for movement growth, issues around quantification and metrics, evaluating charities amidst uncertainty, and why charities may not differ astronomically in cost-effectiveness.
Key points:
Tomasik currently recommends the Center for Reducing Suffering, the Center on Long-Term Risk, the Humane Slaughter Association, and some EA Funds charities.
Google Grants offers high returns for little effort but requires care to avoid competing with other organizations or just preaching to the choir.
Haste has diminishing returns so is less crucial than sometimes thought, though it still matters, especially if AI comes soon.
Quantification is useful but metrics can be misused or overemphasized relative to judgment and simplicity.
Amidst uncertainty, general promotion of cooperation and reflection may be safest, though abnormal values warrant more caution.
Charity cost-effectiveness likely does not differ astronomically due to uncertainty, indirect effects, and regression to the mean.
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Executive summary: Brian Tomasik discusses his top recommended charities, the value of spreading Google Grants, factors relating to the haste consideration for movement growth, issues around quantification and metrics, evaluating charities amidst uncertainty, and why charities may not differ astronomically in cost-effectiveness.
Key points:
Tomasik currently recommends the Center for Reducing Suffering, the Center on Long-Term Risk, the Humane Slaughter Association, and some EA Funds charities.
Google Grants offers high returns for little effort but requires care to avoid competing with other organizations or just preaching to the choir.
Haste has diminishing returns so is less crucial than sometimes thought, though it still matters, especially if AI comes soon.
Quantification is useful but metrics can be misused or overemphasized relative to judgment and simplicity.
Amidst uncertainty, general promotion of cooperation and reflection may be safest, though abnormal values warrant more caution.
Charity cost-effectiveness likely does not differ astronomically due to uncertainty, indirect effects, and regression to the mean.
This comment was auto-generated by the EA Forum Team. Feel free to point out issues with this summary by replying to the comment, and contact us if you have feedback.