AI Labs Criticized for Failing to Inject Billions into Alignment Research
davidmanheim · x · 2026-08-17
JustinBullock14 and David Manheim argue that a $10 million/year budget for organizations like CAISI is insufficient for AI alignment efforts. They contend that major labs "freeload" on NGOs like METR and Redwood, offloading a significant share of alignment externalities onto them. The authors suggest that labs should be injecting billions into the organizations they believe in.
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