If someone is interested in learning about longtermism and AI risk, what do you send them? Imagine they're already curious or have heard a surface-level pitch. What followup links do you send them? How do you personalize depending on the person's background or interests?
Introducing new people to EA ideas seems very important, and quite difficult. I'd be interested in any other ideas about how to do so well.
Thanks to Ben_West for asking this question in another thread, and Pablo_Stafforini for suggesting this post.
If anyone's interested, here was my intro to grantmaking and global poverty:
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If you'd prefer more mainstream ways of improving the world, here's some top organizations and job opportunities:
- Grantmakers within effective altruism are researching the most impactful donation opportunities and giving billions to important causes.
- GiveWell researches top donation opportunities in global health and poverty. Founded by ex-hedge fund analysts, they focus on transparency, detailed public writeups, and justifying their decisions to outsider
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