Manifund hiring Caroline Ellison sparks AI community backlash
livgorton · x · 2026-09-12
The grant platform Manifund hired Caroline Ellison (former head of Alameda Research), drawing criticism in the AI community. livgorton notes her fund spent billions of customers' money, and the fallout landed largely on the very community now employing her.
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