Review of ITN Critiques

Abstract

This review provides a compilation of critiques and responses toward the Important, Tractable, Neglected framework (ITN), commonly used in effective altruism to prioritize causes for altruistic resources. These critiques cover theoretical issues, such as the assumption of diminishing marginal returns and the neglect of scale and absolute marginal returns, as well as practical application problems, including the tendency to oversimplify complex arguments and the risk of double counting when assessing neglectedness, importance, and tractability. – AI-generated abstract.