GiveWell already has donors that might influence priorities.
Do you have evidence that donors, other than the starting core, have influenced priorities? If so, I would be interested.
I don't think having donors means losing credibility.
I meant to say "Donors influenced priorities". I'll edit to clear up the confusion. It's important, to me at least, that GiveWell's research is as unbiased as possible.
No, but why do you think that those donors is more likely to influence priorities?
It's important, to me at least, that GiveWell's research is as unbiased as possible.
"Unbiased" is a quite complicated word what do you mean with it? I don't see conflicts of interests in this case.
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