AI should be the CEO of the Effective Altruism movement.
In fact, it’s inevitable. Which is kinda ironic because the Effective Altruists are also “helping to create the field of AI alignment research.”
Effective Altruism’s principles:
- Prioritization — because human intuition isn’t good enough
- Impartiality — because human connection isn’t good enough
- Truthseeking — because human belief isn’t good enough
- Collaboration — because a single human helping another human isn’t good enough
Effective Altruism seeks qualification of need through computation. “Look at the numbers (that we’ve decided are the important ones).” AI runs circles around humans at numbers. Therefore, AI will get us to the objectively correct vision of the world faster and better than any human could.
There’s just one problem.
There is no objectively correct vision of the world. Therefore, there is no objectively correct way to get there. Therefore, there is no objectively correct way to use our individual and collective resources to help others.
True effective altruism is, always was, and always will be about personal connection to those whom you want to help. Giving freely from your sense of humanity.
For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in;
Matthew 25:35
Would an AI ever think to itself, “I’d like to invite him in.”
