EA Librarian (project inactive)

TagLast edit: May 10, 2022, 10:32 AM by Leo

(This project is no longer running, but feel free to submit questions using the regular forum question feature.)

EA Librarian was a project of the Centre for Effective Altruism that provided answers to user-submitted questions related to effective altruism. Questions were submitted by filling out a form or by posting them directly to the Effective Altruism Forum with the EA Librarian tag.

EA Librarian: CEA wants to help answer your EA questions!

calebpJan 17, 2022, 5:22 PM

108 points

18 comments7 min readEA link

[Question] Is there a list of causes that have been evaluated and rejected?

TynerMar 30, 2022, 4:36 PM

26 points

1 comment1 min readEA link

[Question] Are there good introductory materials that explain how charity evaluation works?

Eevee🔹May 6, 2022, 3:03 AM

26 points

6 comments1 min readEA link

What are the strongest arguments against working on existential risk? (EA Librarian)

calebpMar 11, 2022, 1:14 AM

8 points

3 comments4 min readEA link

[Question] Is the EA Librarian still a thing? If so, what is the current turnaround?

JeremyApr 21, 2022, 4:03 PM

5 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What will be some of the most impactful applications of advanced AI in the near term?

IanDavidMossMar 3, 2022, 3:26 PM

16 points

7 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] Post about risks of movement building?

JeremyJan 30, 2022, 2:42 PM

1 point

6 comments1 min readEA link

[Question] What “pivotal” and useful research … would you like to see assessed? (Bounty for suggestions)

david_reinsteinApr 28, 2022, 3:49 PM

37 points

21 comments7 min readEA link

[Question] What are the standard terms used to describe risks in risk management?

Eevee🔹Mar 5, 2022, 4:07 AM

11 points

2 comments1 min readEA link

EA Librarian Update

calebpMar 11, 2022, 1:22 AM

31 points

4 comments5 min readEA link

What does orthogonality mean? (EA Librarian)

calebpMar 11, 2022, 1:18 AM

9 points

0 comments2 min readEA link

What are the different types of longtermisms? (EA Librarian)

calebpMar 11, 2022, 1:09 AM

17 points

0 comments3 min readEA link

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EA Librarian (project inactive)

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Related entries

EA Librarian: CEA wants to help answer your EA questions!

[Question] Is there a list of causes that have been evaluated and rejected?

[Question] Are there good introductory materials that explain how charity evaluation works?

What are the strongest arguments against working on existential risk? (EA Librarian)

[Question] Is the EA Librarian still a thing? If so, what is the current turnaround?

[Question] What will be some of the most impactful applications of advanced AI in the near term?

[Question] Post about risks of movement building?

[Question] What “pivotal” and useful research … would you like to see assessed? (Bounty for suggestions)

[Question] What are the standard terms used to describe risks in risk management?

EA Librarian Update

What does orthogonality mean? (EA Librarian)

What are the different types of longtermisms? (EA Librarian)

EA Librar­ian (pro­ject in­ac­tive)

Further reading

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EA Librarian (project inactive)