The readings shelf · take one, leave with a question
Start with one shelf, not the whole library
Everything below is real, published, and free or cheap. Pick the shelf that matches your door.
Understand EA
- The EA Forum — the movement's front page
- 80,000 Hours career guide — high-impact careers
- Giving What We Can — the 10% pledge community
Give well
- GiveWell top charities — where a dollar helps most
- GiveWell research — see the reasoning, not just the ranking
AI safety: the alignment core
- MIRI — foundational alignment research
- CHAI (Berkeley) — human-compatible AI research
- Future of Life Institute — steering transformative tech
AI safety: governance & security
- UK AI Safety Institute — evaluations & frontier research
- US AI Safety Institute (NIST) — standards & measurement
- Coalition for Secure AI — secure-AI controls work
At meetups
How we read together format TBD
Proposed rhythm: one short reading per meetup, announced a week ahead, discussion-first. No homework guilt — showing up unread is allowed.