Introduction

I’m Zach, the new CEO of the Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA). As I step into my role, I want to explain the principles that I think make EA special and share how CEA will continue to promote them.

In this post, I will:

• Highlight the principles that I think are core to EA, and explain why CEA will continue to promote them above and beyond any single or set of cause area(s).
• Explain what being principles-first means in practice for CEA[1].
• Explain how encouraging people to act on EA principles can still lead to some prioritization decisions between causes, how CEA has navigated those decisions in the past, and what factors influence those decisions.
• Share a little bit about my background and how I’ve personally engaged with these principles.

CEA will continue a “principles-first” approach to EA

In my role at CEA, I embrace an [...]

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Outline:

(00:06) Introduction

(01:04) CEA will continue a “principles-first” approach to EA

(03:33) Why principles-first?

(09:58) What exactly does principles-first mean for CEA?

(10:40) Sometimes we’ll prioritize some causes over others

(12:05) Cause prioritization examples

(14:53) Factors that shape CEA's cause prioritization

(19:50) The role of principles in my path through EA

(23:48) Acknowledgments

The original text contained 16 footnotes which were omitted from this narration.

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First published:
August 20th, 2024

Source:
https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/jPDByBkEdPt2SF2LL/cea-will-continue-to-take-a-principles-first-approach-to-ea

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