Calls for AI labs to inject billions into independent alignment orgs
CFGeek · x · 2026-08-16
CFGeek retweeted and endorsed a discussion regarding funding for AI alignment research. The argument suggests that model training companies are "freeloading" tremendously off NGOs like METR, Redwood, Apollo, and smaller alignment cos like Goodfire, offloading a significant share of their alignment externalities onto them. The discussion proposes that labs should be injecting billions into organizations they believe in, and highlights the need for a credible third party that can accept donations and distribute them to promising organizations while preserving financial independence.
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