In particular, the book came before AI alignment, existential risks, and longtermism really emerged as key threads in EA thinking
Feels false, from quick googling:
book come out in mid-2015, [Good Done Right](https://www.stafforini.com/blog/good-done-right/) held in mid-2014 featured Nick Beckstead and Nick Bostrom as speakers,
[MIRI participated in EA Summit in 2014](https://intelligence.org/2014/08/11/miris-recent-effective-altruism-talks/),
in 2014 [CEA worked with the Future of Humanity Institute to form the Global Priorities Project](https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/history).
Feels false, from quick googling:
book come out in mid-2015, [Good Done Right](https://www.stafforini.com/blog/good-done-right/) held in mid-2014 featured Nick Beckstead and Nick Bostrom as speakers,
[MIRI participated in EA Summit in 2014](https://intelligence.org/2014/08/11/miris-recent-effective-altruism-talks/),
in 2014 [CEA
worked with the Future of Humanity Institute to form the Global Priorities Project](https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/history).