Did money follow findings? Of 8 adverse AI safety findings, 3 were followed by new funding
kevinnbass · x · 2026-10-17
A self-check in kevinnbass's thread: of 8 adverse findings about a lab in which someone behind one of the evaluators' funders holds a documented stake, 3 were followed by later funding on file and 5 were not. The author notes the counts are small and not dispositive — a sequence, not an attribution.
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