Yudkowsky: first $1M-$2M of IABIED royalties go to MIRI, authors earn nothing yet
ESYudkowsky · x · 2026-09-24
Yudkowsky reveals that the first $1M–$2M of royalties from If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies go to MIRI, and he and Nate Soares have not yet earned any personal money from book sales — adding that he hopes the issue is resolved by a worldwide ASI ban before they see a cent.
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