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WRT point D, it should be possible to come up with some sort of formula that gives the relative utility according to maxipok of working on various risks. Something that takes into account
These I think are all that are needed when considering donations. When considering time rather than money, you also need to take into account:
This is to take into account that it might be rational to work on AI risk even as you donated to, say, a nanotech-related risk organisation, if your skillset was particularly well suited to it.
How #1 and especially #3 can be anything more than ass pulls? I don't even see how to calculate #2 in a reasonable way for most risks.
What superior method of comparing such charities are you comparing this to?