Education

TagLast edit: 15 May 2022 20:23 UTC by Pablo

Use this tag for discussions of education in developed or developing countries as a potential cause area. For posts related to teaching EA concepts, use effective altruism education.

Are education interventions as cost effective as the top health interventions? Five separate lines of evidence for the income effects of better education [Founders Pledge]

Vadim Albinsky13 Jul 2023 13:35 UTC

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The Case for Education

SamuelKnoche14 Aug 2020 17:26 UTC

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Large-scale International Educational Migration: A Shallow Investigation

Johannes Haushofer12 Aug 2022 12:42 UTC

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Rarely is the Question Asked: Is Our Children Learning? [The Learning Crisis in LMIC Education]

Lauren Gilbert22 Dec 2023 9:28 UTC

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(asteriskmag.com)

Lant Pritchett on the futility of “smart buys” in developing-world education

Aaron Gertler 🔸18 Jul 2021 23:00 UTC

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Review of Education Interventions and Charities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Huwelium25 Feb 2019 16:51 UTC

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Moral Education in the Age of AI: Are We Raising Good Humans?

Era Sarda31 Jul 2025 13:25 UTC

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[Question] Global basic education as a missing cause priority

lucy.ea88 Aug 2019 1:19 UTC

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[Question] Effectiveness of Malala fund versus Global Health and Development Fund

Joseph Gardi1 Oct 2022 2:35 UTC

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Are we neglecting education? Philosophy in schools as a longtermist area

JackM30 Jul 2020 16:31 UTC

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[Cause Exploration Prizes] Early Childhood Education

Anne Fitzpatrick24 Aug 2022 10:40 UTC

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[Question] 12 years of education as a missing cause priority

lucy.ea87 Aug 2019 2:49 UTC

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The Best Educational Institution in the World

SamuelKnoche14 Aug 2020 17:23 UTC

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Announcing an in-person discussion on paths to preserving democracy

David Ritter1 Dec 2024 21:54 UTC

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Quality matters: Early childhood education and development in Nepal

Alisha Karki11 Aug 2022 10:39 UTC

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Does putting kids in school now put money in their pockets later? Revisiting a natural experiment in Indonesia

David Roodman25 Nov 2022 21:09 UTC

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Malengo Expands Work on International Educational Migration: Our Update

Johannes Haushofer19 Oct 2023 15:16 UTC

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Rachel Glennerster: Engaging developing country governments

EA Global6 Aug 2016 0:40 UTC

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(www.youtube.com)

[Cause Exploration Prizes] Achieving world peace through women’s education and self-development

Coefficient Giving28 Aug 2022 8:24 UTC

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Job listing (open): Two positions at Malengo

Johannes Haushofer30 Sep 2022 8:43 UTC

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Talent search-nurture program in rural India—Progress and Asks

Akash Kulgod9 Dec 2022 7:55 UTC

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Breaking Up Elite Colleges

sahajsharda7 Jun 2022 5:21 UTC

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(sahajsharda.substack.com)

Announcing Global Horizons SGO…and Why We Only Want Ohio Donors

KevinN20 Jan 2025 19:05 UTC

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The Blind Spot in AI Tutors Holding Students and Poverty Alleviation Back

Nicolas Forero26 Mar 2024 1:06 UTC

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(nicolasforero.substack.com)

Education in Africa

Brainy9 May 2022 19:19 UTC

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Job listing (open): Program Manager Germany, Malengo (German fluency required)

Johannes Haushofer25 Nov 2022 3:38 UTC

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Announcing “Effective Dropouts”

Yonatan Cale21 Sep 2022 14:00 UTC

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Free, multilingual open textbooks (K-12 to Master’s level)

readvatsal16 Nov 2025 21:25 UTC

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[Question] Does anyone know of any work that investigates whether private schools add value to society vs only change who attains socioeconomic success?

freedomandutility19 Dec 2021 21:55 UTC

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Seeking Information on Potential Support for Educators in LMICs

Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi12 Sep 2023 21:38 UTC

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Social science research we’d like to see on global health and wellbeing [Open Philanthropy]

Aaron Gertler 🔸15 Feb 2024 0:28 UTC

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(www.openphilanthropy.org)

Cause Suggestion: Econ Literacy

Yonatan Cale18 Dec 2022 18:16 UTC

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35 Interactive Learning Modules Relevant to EAs / Effective Altruism (that are all free)

spencerg23 Jun 2024 17:57 UTC

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CE alert: 2 new interventions for February-March 2024 Incubation Program

Ambitious Impact17 Aug 2023 15:18 UTC

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Education: Teaching Love (Philia/Brotherly love) as a Priority Cause

Keen Visionary3 Mar 2024 18:35 UTC

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The Case for Making Professional Degrees Undergraduate Degrees

ColdButtonIssues8 Jul 2022 19:56 UTC

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[Question] What’s the causal effect of a PhD?

technicalities5 Jun 2022 8:37 UTC

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Why I think that teaching philosophy is high impact

Eleni_A19 Dec 2022 23:00 UTC

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I’m building an EA-University / Institute (and I need your help)

Benjamin Eidam28 Aug 2022 14:04 UTC

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[Question] Does studying stats rather than maths reduce impactful career options?

Transient Altruist15 Sep 2023 16:08 UTC

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Lessons from Teaching Rationality to EAs in the Netherlands

Shoshannah Tekofsky26 Oct 2025 20:43 UTC

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Remember to translate your thoughts back again

brook1 Nov 2022 8:51 UTC

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(www.lesswrong.com)

Malengo Impact Model Update, Fall 2025

Johannes Haushofer26 Nov 2025 21:56 UTC

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Asterisk Mag 10: Origins

Clara Collier7 Jul 2025 18:03 UTC

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(asteriskmag.com)

When Doing Good is Survival: Reflections from a Nigerian Faculty Member

Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi9 Sep 2025 19:53 UTC

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Impact Review: Updates from Charity Entrepreneurship’s Incubated Organisations

Ambitious Impact29 May 2025 15:22 UTC

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[Question] EA in high-school economics education

Stijn Bruers 🔸13 Oct 2025 13:54 UTC

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As part of EA Fellowship need the help of experts in the field of pedagogy and / or psychology

Daniel Shechter21 Apr 2021 5:15 UTC

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Writing about my job: Research Fellow, FHI

rgb29 Jul 2021 13:53 UTC

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How to bring EA into the classroom?

TimSpreeuwers26 Dec 2022 19:13 UTC

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Rwanda Altruism Youths (RAY): A Case for Grounding Effective Altruism in Africa

Ismael Kaleeba 18 Oct 2025 23:52 UTC

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My kids won’t be workers

Yadav15 Aug 2025 6:53 UTC

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(y1d2.com)

Courses and collaborative books on Effective Altruism with Social-Psychology & Judgment and Decision-Making [Feedback appreciated]

Gilad Feldman11 Oct 2022 3:56 UTC

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[Question] What would you want in a purposeful work class?

jcderose17 Sep 2025 19:50 UTC

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What happens when you send Ugandan students to Germany?

Lauren Gilbert8 Sep 2025 18:20 UTC

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[Question] Fundraising for a School in Liberia

Gianyrox29 Jan 2024 9:22 UTC

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Call to Action: Help your high school gain sponsorship to run a charity election

Adam Steinberg 🔹3 Oct 2022 8:24 UTC

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[Question] Education not meant for mass-consumption

Tolo24 Oct 2022 14:09 UTC

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How Educational Courses Help Build Fields: Lessons from AI Safety Fundamentals

Jamie B24 Mar 2024 18:40 UTC

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(jamiebernardi.com)

Shallow Report on Productivity

Joel Tan🔸25 Jan 2023 8:18 UTC

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Introducing myself and my cause—preserving democracy

David Ritter25 Nov 2024 15:19 UTC

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Expanding the Teaching of Philosophy

Siya Sawhney10 Jun 2024 9:27 UTC

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(forum.effectivealtruism.org)

Announcing the Society of Teen Scientists

rogersbacon111 Nov 2025 16:06 UTC

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You should read Hobbes, Locke, Hume, and Mill via EarlyModernTexts.com

Arjun Panickssery30 Jan 2025 12:35 UTC

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(arjunpanickssery.substack.com)

Betting on Black Swans: Why Teach Me Well Ghana Could Change Everything

Samuel Yeboah7 May 2025 18:13 UTC

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Funding opportunity for impact-driven startups

Sarah Swackhamer13 Nov 2025 15:48 UTC

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Talking EA to my philosophy friends

Eleni_A14 Jul 2022 8:48 UTC

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How to Catch a ChatGPT Cheat: 7 Practical Tips

Marshall27 Dec 2022 16:09 UTC

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[Question] Hello, I am interested in getting into anti-ageing research. I would like to know what Major is best for this?

Levin Witt25 Nov 2024 7:55 UTC

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[Question] Is Math Tutoring Useful in EA? Do You Want Some?

Coriander 26 Oct 2025 14:35 UTC

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Jobs, networks, and education are useful for everyone: expanding how EA thinks about impact in global health and development

Siobhan_M15 Oct 2025 6:40 UTC

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Why We Need to Fund and Mentor High-Risk, High-Reward Science in Resource-Constrained Settings

Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi9 Oct 2025 3:01 UTC

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Rational Education as a Cause Priority?

Yassin Alaya9 Apr 2022 11:11 UTC

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Policy school can be a really good deal. The case for going and tips for applying

Sam Anschell7 Apr 2025 18:18 UTC

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Lead batteries, differential learning, and livelihoods—AIM’s new recommended charity ideas

Ben Williamson19 Feb 2025 15:48 UTC

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Fictional Catastrophes, Reel Lessons: What 12 Critically Acclaimed Films Reveal About Surviving Global Catastrophes

Matt Boyd14 May 2025 19:07 UTC

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(adaptresearchwriting.com)

Club of Rome call for contributions: No Limits to Hope

Jonas Søvik 🔹10 Apr 2025 3:52 UTC

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Essay Prizes: non-mainstream education

Ben Yeoh12 Feb 2024 12:08 UTC

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A.C.T!

T. Johnson18 Nov 2025 13:13 UTC

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Early Bird Fee for ICARE’s Contemporary Issues in Animal Rights Law (CIARL) Live Course Ends 15 Sept!

Marine Lercier13 Sep 2025 9:03 UTC

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Leaf’s Past Successes and Uncertain Future

Jonah Boucher15 Nov 2024 15:53 UTC

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[Question] Should effective altruists learn a wide range of subjects?

jackchang11016 Feb 2024 2:29 UTC

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List of Masters Programs in Tech Policy, Public Policy and Security (Europe)

sberg29 May 2023 10:23 UTC

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[Question] Best Methods for My Problem Areas

Cole12312 Aug 2023 15:22 UTC

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Teaching Hindi Literacy with an AI tutor

Tom Delaney15 May 2025 6:49 UTC

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Popular education in Sweden: much more than you wanted to know

Henrik Karlsson11 Sep 2022 22:04 UTC

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EA megaprojects continued

mariushobbhahn3 Dec 2021 10:33 UTC

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Expert trap: Ways out (Part 3 of 3) – how hindsight, hierarchy, and confirmation biases break conductivity and accuracy of knowledge

Pawel Sysiak22 Jul 2023 13:05 UTC

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Free 1-on-1 Tutoring Opportunity

Niklas Lehmann31 Jul 2025 7:46 UTC

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The Dimming of the Mind: On the Decline of Reading and the Eclipse of the Self

nietzsche 1 May 2025 14:50 UTC

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The New School

Chris Wintergreen27 Jan 2025 13:25 UTC

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You Can Embed Flashcard Quizzes in Your posts!

Florence26 Sep 2022 11:51 UTC

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AMA: Emma Slawinski, the RSPCA’s Director of Policy, Prevention and Campaigns.

Toby Tremlett🔹24 Jan 2024 9:16 UTC

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Open Thread: July—September 2023

Lizka2 Jul 2023 22:09 UTC

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The Career Capital Deficit in Nigerian Science: A Global Impact Blind Spot

Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi3 Sep 2025 5:25 UTC

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New Nuclear Security Syllabus + Summer Course

Maya D1 May 2023 17:02 UTC

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[Question] Can any researcher working in a low- and middle-income country ever win a Nobel Prize?

Nnaemeka Emmanuel Nnadi16 Oct 2025 0:46 UTC

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Human Misalignment

Richard Y Chappell🔸1 Oct 2025 14:01 UTC

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(www.goodthoughts.blog)

The Potential Impact of an Educational Philosophy Event

Siya Sawhney11 Jul 2024 4:39 UTC

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[Question] Should AI writers be prohibited in education?

Eleni_A16 Jan 2023 22:29 UTC

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Bulking information additionalities in global development for medium-term local prosperity

brb24311 Apr 2022 17:52 UTC

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Nonprofit Leadership & Culture: Read the Tips + Register for the Webinar

Deena Englander3 Jul 2025 16:56 UTC

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[Question] The Solutionary Way—Bridging the Gap Between EA and Social Justice?

CJ1 Jan 2025 3:53 UTC

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HugeMDB: Volunteer Educational Chemistry Project

HugeMDB3 Jul 2023 13:44 UTC

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(www.multi-d.com)

Field Building for Animal Rights—Fall 2024 Updates

Dr Faraz Harsini18 Nov 2024 20:13 UTC

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Weekly EA Global Community Meet and Greet.

Brainy10 Jun 2022 11:10 UTC

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10 of Founders Pledge’s biggest grants

Matt_Lerner9 Jul 2025 21:55 UTC

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14 Techniques to Accelerate Your Learning

davidhartsough15 Apr 2022 12:09 UTC

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Join the EmpowerAId Community of Practice!

kkarameri7 Nov 2025 9:24 UTC

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Community-based wildlife conservation deserves more attention in EA

Dave Cortright 🔸15 Oct 2025 4:25 UTC

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UK National Curriculum review

Forumite15 Oct 2024 11:34 UTC

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[Question] I’m interviewing Bryan Caplan. What should I ask him?

Robert_Wiblin13 Oct 2023 14:52 UTC

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What Leaf Learned About Cost-Effective Talent Development in Summer 2025 - and What’s Next

jonah_boucher_leaf17 Sep 2025 18:59 UTC

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Expert trap (Part 2 of 3) – how hindsight, hierarchy, and confirmation biases break conductivity and accuracy of knowledge

Pawel Sysiak9 Jun 2023 22:53 UTC

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Widening AI Safety’s talent pipeline by meeting people where they are

RubenCastaing25 Sep 2025 20:50 UTC

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