Tagarchief: existential risks

Asymmetric altruism

Geplaatst op juni 27, 2020 door stijnbruers

In effective altruism, we have to prioritize the most effective ways to do good. But there are different notions of altruism that influence our prioritization. Altruism has to do with helping others. But the tricky question becomes: helping who exactly? … Lees verder →

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The identifiable problem effect

Geplaatst op november 12, 2019 door stijnbruers

The identifiable victim effect is a cognitive bias (or moral illusion) where an incentive to help someone is higher when the person in need can be identified by the helper. For example, people donate more money to a charity if … Lees verder →

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Reducing existential risks or wild animal suffering? Part II: expected value estimate

Geplaatst op oktober 29, 2019 door stijnbruers

In a previous article (part I), I wrote about two top priorities for effective altruists who are concerned about far future human and animal welfare: the reduction of existential risks (X-risks) and the reduction of wild animal suffering. Elsewhere, I … Lees verder →

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Reducing existential risks or wild animal suffering?

Geplaatst op oktober 28, 2018 door stijnbruers

What are the most important focus areas if you want to do the most good in the world? Focus on the current generation or the far future? Focus on human welfare or animal welfare? These are the fundamental cause prioritization … Lees verder →

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