Many people approach us with concerns about our policy of not publishing information about a charity without their permission. Doesn’t that impede our ability to be a watchdog? Does that mean that we only report on positive accomplishments? Aren’t we being partial? … Read more
Philosophy
Why Digital Sentience is Relevant to Animal Activists
Guest post by Brian Tomasik
Summary
When aiming to reduce animal suffering, we often focus on the short-term, tangible impacts of our work, but longer-term spillover effects on the far future are also very relevant in expectation. As machine intelligence becomes increasingly dominant in coming decades and centuries, … Read more
Our Thinking on Charity Rating Systems
When we table at conferences, we are often asked why we don’t rate charities. Many people have one specific charity that they care about and want our opinion in a letter grade or equivalent rating. For instance, they might prefer a system in which we assigned every group we consider a rating on a scale from 1 to 10, … Read more
Our Thinking on Running Studies
We have now ran a leafleting study and humane education study, and also a pilot on a pay-per-view study. The purpose of these studies was to better inform our knowledge on the effectiveness of interventions to help animals, thus resulting in more accurate recommendations. … Read more
Singer on The Why and How of Effective Altruism
(NOTE: This post was made under Animal Charity Evaluators’ previous name, Effective Animal Activism.)
The concept of effective altruism is one of the most important aspects of what we do here at Effective Animal Activism [now Animal Charity Evaluators]. It isn’t enough to just do good; … Read more