What are the main features PlayMoney has that Manifold lacks?
@mdickens
$0 in pending offers
Michael Dickens
about 1 month ago
Public advocacy seems likely to be the best thing on the margin to prevent extinction.
Technical alignment research is (a) less neglected and (b) unlikely to solve alignment in time.
Well-done advocacy directed at policymakers is possibly better, but it's unclear what efforts are most useful, and it's less neglected.
PauseAI is the only game in town for public advocacy. At this point I think it's too early to say if they're doing a good job, but I think it's a good EV bet.
Michael Dickens
about 2 months ago
@Holly_Elmore When do you expect the new project to be up? I want to donate, ideally before Manifund's EA Community Choice ends on Sept 3. (I also intend to donate some non-Community Choice money but that can wait.)
Michael Dickens
about 2 months ago
This was a high quality writeup. Previously I was unsure about the impact of Lightcone but this writeup persuaded me that Lightcone is probably upstream of a significant amount of useful AI safety work.
I'm not convinced that Lightcone is the best marginal use of my donations. I may donate more in the future if I become convinced. For now, I'm donating $100 as a vote of confidence.
For | Date | Type | Amount |
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Testing and spreading messages to reduce AI x-risk | 16 days ago | project donation | 50 |
PauseAI local communities - volunteer stipends | about 1 month ago | project donation | 451 |
Lightcone Infrastructure | about 1 month ago | project donation | 100 |
Lightcone Infrastructure | about 2 months ago | project donation | 100 |
Manifund Bank | about 2 months ago | deposit | +700 |
Manifund Bank | 2 months ago | deposit | +1 |