Another failure mode I couldn’t easily fit into the taxonomy that might warrant a new category:
Competency failures—EAs are just ineffective at achieving things in the world due to lack of skills (eg comms, politics, org running) or bad judgement. Maybe this could be classed as a resource failure (for failing to attract people with certain skills) or a rigor failure (for failing to develop them/learn from others). Will try to think of a title beginning with R…
Minor points:
I was also considering something like value failures (EAs have the wrong moral theories/values), but that could probably be classified as a failure of rigor.
+1 to separating internal strife and reputation risks.
Another failure mode I couldn’t easily fit into the taxonomy that might warrant a new category:
Competency failures—EAs are just ineffective at achieving things in the world due to lack of skills (eg comms, politics, org running) or bad judgement. Maybe this could be classed as a resource failure (for failing to attract people with certain skills) or a rigor failure (for failing to develop them/learn from others). Will try to think of a title beginning with R…
Minor points:
I was also considering something like value failures (EAs have the wrong moral theories/values), but that could probably be classified as a failure of rigor.
+1 to separating internal strife and reputation risks.