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So my counter to that is that Givewell only recommends causes which have published evidence demonstrating their efficacy. It completely misses these more speculative “fat tail” causes, such as life extension or existential risk reduction.



Givewell's founders know this, which is why they spun off the Open Philanthropy Project: https://www.openphilanthropy.org/focus/global-catastrophic-r...




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