Why AI safety research relies on small funders: big ones doubted the risk
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-09-16
Nathan Young argues that nearly everything in the AI safety space is funded by Coefficient Giving and the Survival and Flourishing Fund because few large funders believed AI posed a risk — so what else would you expect?
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