EA is vetting-constrained

Abstract

The article argues that there is a vetting bottleneck in the Effective Altruism (EA) movement. The author claims that there are billions of dollars in EA funding and many talented people seeking EA jobs, but there are not enough established EA organizations to employ these people or provide them with grants. The author postulates that this is due to the established organizations having too high of standards for new organizations and grant applications. The author criticizes this system, arguing that the current vetting system prevents promising new EA organizations from receiving funding. The author suggests that the vetting system needs to be scaled up to increase the flow of funding to new organizations and to employ more talent. – AI-generated abstract.