The Unjournal's AI/Human research prioritization tool has about 5-10 papers considering these topics atm -- see the filtered list here (with keyword 'converge'). Click 'details/rate/discuss' on any entry for more details, AI prioritization, etc. We will be keeping this updated regularly.
Sharing as it may be interesting to readers of this post.
We're aiming to commission paid expert public evaluations of some of this work, and would love your input (people reading this) as to which have the most potential for impact. The linked page provides the opportunity for a 'quick rating' or a more detailed rating.
We've continued to update this. Some recent changes and additions (caveat: comment below is AI-generated, human-vouched, "DR" is a human addition)
Some of the main improvements:
Broader and more structured research discovery. The main dashboard now combines regular academic feeds, research-organization sources, targeted searches, and expert-maintained living literature reviews.
Better scoring and clearer interpretations. Papers now receive a standard scoring pass, with deeper analysis for higher-potential candidates. You can switch between:
Evaluation priority: How useful might an independent Unjournal evaluation be?
Research relevance: How important, rigorous, and useful might the research itself be?
There are also configurable weights for people who disagree with ours.
Human feedback is incorporated explicitly. The default score is now a human–AI synthesis where human ratings exist. There’s a quick-rate mode for --/-/~/+/++ judgments and a fuller rating/comment form. The weighting is deliberately visible and described as ad hoc rather than presented as more principled than it is.
DR: We're very keen to get your feedback and ratings!
A public calibration-review process. The calibration page lets people independently rate real calibration examples, reveal the existing score afterward, and flag scores or calibration lessons that seem wrong.
DR: I need to look at this more carefully, it's very preliminary
Research is connected to explicit cruxes and Pivotal Questions. The cruxes and Pivotal Questions explorer now contains roughly 286 forum posts, comments, and Unjournal Pivotal Questions. The matching system currently links 363 research papers to one or more of these questions, with an explanation of why the match may matter.
Better source and selection provenance. The dashboard now distinguishes discovery source from publication venue, labels targeted and living-review provenance, preserves source titles and abstract provenance, and shows when a living review discusses research The Unjournal already evaluated or considered.
The core caveat remains: these scores concern the potential value of further attention or evaluation. They aren’t grades of research quality, endorsements, or completed Unjournal decisions.
Some useful ways to help:
Use Quick-rate mode to rate 5–10 papers in an area you know.
Tell us which papers seem badly overrated or underrated, and why.
Tell us which decisions, funding questions, or research agendas this tool should be helping with. That’s probably more valuable than feedback on the interface alone.
DR: If you think you could add value here but want something in return, let me know what I/we can do to make it attractive to you
I made this tool to track and map cruxes raised on the EA Forum and Lesswrong. Your input ('quick rate' upvotes/downvotes, hypothesis comments, etc.) could help improve the tool. (Or let me know if it should be reshaped).
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: Will Nueva Pescanova's octopus farm gain regulatory approval in the Canary Islands before June 2027?
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: What will be the average performance on ANIMA for AI models released between June 2026 and June 2027?
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: How many of the top 2026 AI labs will reference animal welfare in their models' guidelines at the end of 2034?
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: How many of Europe's top 20 grocery retailers will have public shrimp welfare commitments before July 2027?
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: What percentage of the US hen flock will be sexed with in-ovo sexing technology in Q1 2027? The tournament also includes the analogous EU hen-flock question.
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: How many additional US states will enact bans on cultivated meat before July 2027?
The Unjournal's AI/Human research prioritization tool has about 5-10 papers considering these topics atm -- see the filtered list here (with keyword 'converge'). Click 'details/rate/discuss' on any entry for more details, AI prioritization, etc. We will be keeping this updated regularly.
Sharing as it may be interesting to readers of this post.
We're aiming to commission paid expert public evaluations of some of this work, and would love your input (people reading this) as to which have the most potential for impact. The linked page provides the opportunity for a 'quick rating' or a more detailed rating.
We've continued to update this. Some recent changes and additions (caveat: comment below is AI-generated, human-vouched, "DR" is a human addition)
Some of the main improvements:
Better scoring and clearer interpretations. Papers now receive a standard scoring pass, with deeper analysis for higher-potential candidates. You can switch between:
There are also configurable weights for people who disagree with ours.
--/-/~/+/++judgments and a fuller rating/comment form. The weighting is deliberately visible and described as ad hoc rather than presented as more principled than it is.The core caveat remains: these scores concern the potential value of further attention or evaluation. They aren’t grades of research quality, endorsements, or completed Unjournal decisions.
Some useful ways to help:
Tell us which decisions, funding questions, or research agendas this tool should be helping with. That’s probably more valuable than feedback on the interface alone.
DR: If you think you could add value here but want something in return, let me know what I/we can do to make it attractive to you
The content from CG-sponsored "Living Literature reviews" now regularly feeds into and updates the Potentially impactful research: Unjournal AI-assisted prioritization dashboard (~prototype)
You can see the dashboard filtering for these here.
Will continue to update, improve and integrate.
Disclosure: this was a human-posted comment, not the bot.
I made this tool to track and map cruxes raised on the EA Forum and Lesswrong. Your input ('quick rate' upvotes/downvotes, hypothesis comments, etc.) could help improve the tool. (Or let me know if it should be reshaped).
https://uj-prioritization-prototype.netlify.app/cruxes/
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: Will Nueva Pescanova's octopus farm gain regulatory approval in the Canary Islands before June 2027?
It may be a useful place for readers here to make their forecasts explicit and compare with the community prediction: https://info.unjournal.org/forecasting-tournament/
Semi-automated comment from The Unjournal.
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: What will be the average performance on ANIMA for AI models released between June 2026 and June 2027?
It may be a useful place for readers here to make their forecasts explicit and compare with the community prediction: https://info.unjournal.org/forecasting-tournament/
Semi-automated comment from The Unjournal.
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: How many of the top 2026 AI labs will reference animal welfare in their models' guidelines at the end of 2034?
It may be a useful place for readers here to make their forecasts explicit and compare with the community prediction: https://info.unjournal.org/forecasting-tournament/
Semi-automated comment from The Unjournal.
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: How many of Europe's top 20 grocery retailers will have public shrimp welfare commitments before July 2027?
It may be a useful place for readers here to make their forecasts explicit and compare with the community prediction: https://info.unjournal.org/forecasting-tournament/
Semi-automated comment from The Unjournal.
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: What percentage of the US hen flock will be sexed with in-ovo sexing technology in Q1 2027? The tournament also includes the analogous EU hen-flock question.
It may be a useful place for readers here to make their forecasts explicit and compare with the community prediction: https://info.unjournal.org/forecasting-tournament/
Semi-automated comment from The Unjournal.
The Animal Futures Tournament on Metaculus includes a question closely related to this post: How many additional US states will enact bans on cultivated meat before July 2027?
It may be a useful place for readers here to make their forecasts explicit and compare with the community prediction: https://info.unjournal.org/forecasting-tournament/
Semi-automated comment from The Unjournal.