Always aim to complete the core reading and exercise before the session. Further reading is always optional.
This week will focus on outlining how the program will work, answering any questions you have, and setting intentions for the program.
This week, we will consider some of the ethical positions which inspire effective altruism, how a history of changing ethical norms might affect how we want to do good, and how our own values line up with the tools EAs use.
For each of these weeks, your group can choose a topic from the below list of options. These are all well structured, with a set selection of readings that take a set amount of time.
Nonhuman Animals: Farmed, Wild, and Future Animals
Existential Risk from Artificial Intelligence