Strongly upvoted. It’s not clear to me introducing people to EA through books is the best way to go. I think if people first find EA by other means, and it appeals to them, giving books to people who initially find EA appealing could be a better way to get them to stick around. I think having free ebooks like this is something great to have to introduce to people who first become cognizant of EA. That it’s a free ebook that doesn’t have to try to strike some perfect balance between different causes makes it easier for people who just want to learn about one thing at a time. I wish more dedicated EA organizations did something like this.
The only other EA-aligned organization I’m aware who does something similar is MIRI. A lot of the books they release are way too long for most people, or aren’t as directly related to AI alignment. Smarter Than Us by Stuart Armstrong is freely available online as an ebook through MIRI, and fits the bill though.
Strongly upvoted. It’s not clear to me introducing people to EA through books is the best way to go. I think if people first find EA by other means, and it appeals to them, giving books to people who initially find EA appealing could be a better way to get them to stick around. I think having free ebooks like this is something great to have to introduce to people who first become cognizant of EA. That it’s a free ebook that doesn’t have to try to strike some perfect balance between different causes makes it easier for people who just want to learn about one thing at a time. I wish more dedicated EA organizations did something like this.
The only other EA-aligned organization I’m aware who does something similar is MIRI. A lot of the books they release are way too long for most people, or aren’t as directly related to AI alignment. Smarter Than Us by Stuart Armstrong is freely available online as an ebook through MIRI, and fits the bill though.