Peter Wildeford

karma rank #4 · 20,195 karma · 10 posts sampled · profile ↗

Top cause areas

ea meta 7.8 +1.2σ
effective giving 4.8 +1.4σ
prioritization 3.3 +0.2σ
forecasting epistemics 2.4 +0.3σ
Show all 15 cause areas
global health 1.5 +0.2σ
animal welfare 0.9 +0.1σ
rationalist meta 0.8 -0.7σ
longtermism xrisk 0.6 -0.8σ
ai governance 0.5 -0.3σ
moral circle values 0.5 -0.7σ
ai safety 0.3 -0.7σ
climate 0.2 +0.2σ
mental health 0.1 -0.3σ
biosecurity 0.0 -0.8σ
nuclear great power 0.0 -0.6σ

Distinguishing dimensions z-score vs top-30 cohort

▲ cause_effective_giving +1.4σ
▲ stance_ea_org_coded +1.4σ
▲ stance_optimism_ea_institutions +1.3σ
▼ style_philosophical -1.3σ
▼ quality_originality -1.2σ

Style quantitative / empirical / philosophical / speculative / operational / contrarian

quantitative 4.8 +0.5σ
empirical 4.3 +0.4σ
philosophical 2.0 -1.3σ
speculative 2.9 -1.1σ
operational howto 5.3 +0.7σ
critical contrarian 2.5 -1.0σ
Show all 9 style dims
personal narrative 2.5 +0.1σ
synthesizing 4.4 -0.8σ
question asking 2.4 -0.3σ

Stance signature top 3 stance dims furthest from neutral (5)

inside ea 8.6 +1.0σ
ea org coded 8.0 +1.4σ
optimism ea institutions 6.9 +1.3σ
Show all 9 stance dims
welfarist vs rights 5.6 +0.4σ
animal moral status 5.5 +0.1σ
rationalist coded 4.6 -0.6σ
longtermist framing 5.2 -0.4σ
ai doom axis 5.1 -0.4σ
suffering focused 5.1 -0.1σ

Tone

combativeness 1.3 -0.8σ
calibration 5.9 -0.3σ
jargon 4.6 -0.6σ
humility 5.7 -0.3σ

Quality

rigor 6.4 +0.2σ
originality 4.0 -1.2σ
clarity 8.4 +1.0σ

Neighbors in dimension space

Nearest: Joey🔸

Foil: titotal

Most characteristic post

I am hiring an Executive Research Assistant - improve RP while receiving mentorship

baseScore: 59

I’m Peter Wildeford, co-CEO at Rethink Priorities (RP). RP is a research and implementation group that identifies pressing opportunities to make the world better. We act upon these opportunities by developing and implementing strategies, projects and solutions to key issues. We do this work in close partnership with foundations and impact-focused non-profits. I’m excited to be hiring a new Executive Research Assistant (ERA) role to work directly with me to help fill important…

Highest-karma post in sample

Rethink Priorities’ Leadership Statement on the FTX situation

baseScore: 266