Radical Empathy

The key question of radical empathy is:

• "How can I make accurate predictions about the future?"

• "Who deserves empathy and moral concern?"

• "How much should I care about animals?"

• "What is the best way of helping others?"

If you have a 50% chance of winning $1, what is the expected value?

• $0.5

• $1

• 50%

• 100%

Why does Holden Karnofsky argue that the future will not look like the present?

• We will place moral importance on all living beings in the future.

• Climate change will spread drought and famine to millions of people.

• Human populations are starting to shrink.

• There is not enough matter in the universe to sustain current growth rates.

For how long does the average mammalian species live?

• 100 million years

• 10 thousand years

• 1 million years

• 100 thousand years

What is Cause X?

• The most important moral cause

• How to get over a bad break up :(

• A moral cause we are currently oblivious to

• The moral cause of avoiding existential risk

What is the guiding principle of hits-based giving?

• Focus on the most neglected ideas possible.

• Focus on your career trajectory instead of donating to charities.

• Be as certain as possible about cause area effectiveness.

• Maximise expected value.

Which EA organisation focuses on more speculative giving?

• GiveWell

• Open Philanthropy

• Giving What We Can

• Give Directly

What percentage of humans that have ever lived are alive right now?

• 70%

• 7%

• 0.7%

• 0.07%

To which charity would you like to give a donation if your team wins this week?

(Suggestions: The Humane League, The Longtermism Fund, Clean Air Task Force)