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| Coefficient Giving | $48,000 | 41% | 1 |
| Jaan Tallinn | $35,000 | 30% | 1 |
| Long-Term Future Fund | $20,815 | 18% | 1 |
| Neel Nanda | $10,500 | 9% | 1 |
| Austin Chen | $1,000 | 1% | 1 |
| Tassilo Neubauer | $500 | 0% | 1 |
Neel Nanda · Manifund · full post · Aug 5, 2025
Systems that "give a damn", Aug 2025
Read more ▾Show less ▴I've funded this up to 1 semesters worth. On my inside view, I'm not particularly excited about this kind of theory heavy non-empirical alignment work. on the outside view it sure seems like enough people are into this kind of thing that it should be taken seriously and given at least some resources. And my sense is that AI safety is a lot more constrained by plausibly reasonable places to spend money, than money. So this seems like a pretty reasonable thing to fund. I don't feel compelled enough to fully fund this, but would be happy to see someone else who feels excited about this do so.
Good luck! I hope it goes well.
| Date ↓ | Funder | Via | Amount | Cause | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | Coefficient Giving | Niagara University | $48,000 | Foundations | coefficient_giving | Agent Foundations Research (Steve Petersen) |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Tassilo Neubauer | Manifund | $500 | Other | manifund | Systems that "give a damn" |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Austin Chen | Manifund | $1,000 | Other | manifund | Systems that "give a damn" |
| Aug 5, 2025 | Neel Nanda | Manifund | $10,500 | Other | manifund | Systems that "give a damn" |
| Oct 2022 | Long-Term Future Fund | EA Funds | $20,815 | Foundations | ea_funds | One-course teaching buyout for Steve Peterson for two academic semesters to work on the foundational issue of *agency* for AI safety |
| Dec 2, 2020 | Jaan Tallinn | Survival and Flourishing Projects | $35,000 | AI safety | jaan_online | Researching the philosophical challenges of ensuring AGI systems can learn and improve their fundamental values |