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Rob Wiblin on self-improvement and research ethics

80,000 Hours Podcast

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The Steelman Argument in Favor of the Current Approach to Research at Pixby

i think that there's a case to be made for like for being very direct about things like that especially when you're kind of introducing the case or something that people just won't have heard that this is a concern before. There are smart people who design the system and there are smart people Who defend it, so i guess yeah what are the arguments that i might find most compelling? A single scandal doesn't just damage that research project that can potentially ruin the reputation of the entire institution. I wish that we could find some other less invasive way of of limiting that reputational risk. Another one might be just that there’s a slippery slope here that say if we allow the importance

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