2019年对抗性合作竞赛收到了六组不同观点作者的合作文章，涉及婴儿割礼、吃肉、节食延缓衰老、太空殖民对冲风险、基因编辑技术使用和自动化引发经济危机等争议话题。这些文章通过双方共同总结证据及其影响，为读者提供了全面了解各议题最强论点和反驳的机会。

🧒🏻 婴儿割礼伦理问题：Joel P和Missingno探讨了婴儿割礼的伦理争议，分析了支持与反对的观点及其背后的证据。

🍖 吃肉是否为净害：David G和Froolow讨论了吃肉对环境和健康的影响，评估了素食主义与肉食主义的利弊。

🥗 节食延缓衰老：Adrian L和Calvin R研究了节食对衰老过程的影响，比较了不同研究的结果和理论。

🚀 太空殖民对冲风险：Nick D和Rob S探讨了太空殖民是否能有效降低地球面临的灭绝风险，分析了太空殖民的可行性。

🔬 基因编辑技术使用：Nita J和Patrick N讨论了基因编辑技术在人类中的应用，包括其潜在的好处和风险。

🤖 自动化引发经济危机：Doug S和Erusian分析了自动化对经济的影响，预测了未来可能出现的经济危机及其应对策略。

Link: https://slatestarcodex.com/2019/12/09/2019-adversarial-collaboration-entries/

 

Thanks to everyone who sent in entries for the 2019 adversarial collaboration contest.

Remember, an adversarial collaboration is where two people with opposite views on a controversial issue work together to present a unified summary of the evidence and its implications. In theory it’s a good way to make sure you hear the strongest arguments and counterarguments for both sides – like hearing a debate between experts, except all the debate and rhetoric and disagreement have already been done by the time you start reading, so you’re just left with the end result. See the 2018 entries for examples.

Six teams submitted collaborations for this year’s contest. I’ll list them here for now, and the names will turn into links as I post them over the next two weeks. They are:

1. “Is infant circumcision ethical?” by Joel P and Missingno

2. “Is eating meat a net harm?” by David G and Froolow

3. “Does calorie restriction slow aging?” by Adrian L and Calvin R

4. “Should we colonize space to mitigate x-risk?” by Nick D and Rob S

5. “Should gene editing technologies be used in humans” by Nita J and Patrick N

6. “Will automation lead to economic crisis?” by Doug S and Erusian

(if any of you are unhappy with how I named you or titled your piece, let me know)

At the end of the two weeks, I’ll ask readers to vote for their favorite collaboration, so try to remember which ones impress you. I think we’re all winners by getting to read these – but the actual winners get that plus $2500 in prize money. Thanks again to everyone who donates to the Patreon for making that possible.

Please put any comments about the contest itself here, not on the individual entries.