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Good quality. Reputable source with community review or editorial standards, but less rigorous than peer-reviewed venues.

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This page is relevant to the organizational health of EA, which is a major funding and community hub for AI safety work, but it is not directly focused on technical AI safety research.

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Summary

The Centre for Effective Altruism's Community Health page outlines their efforts to maintain a healthy, inclusive, and well-functioning EA community. It covers support resources, conflict resolution, and maintaining community norms to ensure the movement can effectively pursue its mission.

Key Points

  • CEA maintains a Community Health team to address interpersonal issues, misconduct, and community wellbeing concerns
  • Provides a confidential reporting mechanism for community members experiencing or witnessing problematic behavior
  • Focuses on preserving psychological safety and trust within EA spaces to support effective collaboration
  • Relevant to AI safety insofar as a healthy EA community supports the broader work on existential risk reduction

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Community health team | Centre For Effective Altruism Community health Community health team

 Our team aims to strengthen the effective altruism community’s ability to fulfill its potential for impact, and to address problems that could prevent that. Contact us → If you’ve noticed a problem in the community, we want to help

 Ways to get in touch → What we do Ways we support the community

 Addressing issues

 We advise community members who have encountered conflicts, unfair treatment, or other problems affecting their involvement with EA. 
 Learn about talking to us → Navigating risks

 We provide guidance on risk management and prevention, especially for more sensitive projects like programs for high schoolers . 
 Get advice from our team → Organizational health

 We advise organizations, events, and groups in EA on establishing good cultures and dealing with problems that might come up in their spaces. 
 Explore our resources → Our approach How we approach our work

 We want to help

 We care about making the EA community a good place to be. If you’ve noticed or experienced a problem, we will take what you tell us seriously. Dealing with messy realities

 We understand that human interaction is complex and problems can be complicated. We try to take a nuanced approach tailored to each project or situation. Mitigating risk

 We try to reduce harm in the community. We want to help projects mitigate risks while preserving the upsides of their work, recognizing that some risks are worth taking. Our writing

 Explore our team’s writing and resources Power dynamics between people in EA

 How to responsibly navigate EA's complex mix of professional and social dynamics. 1 June, 2022 Things to check about a job or internship

 How to get a clearer picture of the pros and cons before you start. 12 February, 2024 Correctly calibrated trust

 Where is it easy to over-trust or under-trust based on vague indicators? 23 June, 2023 Read more of our writing → Learn more about community health

 Learn about contacting us

 Meet the team

 Confidentiality

 FAQ

 Writing & resources
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