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Less Wrong proposes AI safety funding modeled on startup equity markets

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Less Wrong has proposed a new system for funding AI safety organizations, modeled after startup venture capital. This "impact market" would treat donations as investments in "impact equity," allowing early donors to benefit from an organization's future success or sell their stake to later funders. The system aims to provide real-time valuation of organizations and track the performance of funders based on their portfolio's value. AI

IMPACT This proposal could reshape how AI safety organizations are funded, potentially attracting more capital by aligning donor incentives with organizational success.

RANK_REASON The item discusses a proposed funding mechanism rather than an actual event or release.

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Less Wrong proposes AI safety funding modeled on startup equity markets

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 (CA) · Carol N ·

    Impact markets made concrete

    <p><i><span>Check out our demo at&nbsp;</span></i><a href="https://impact-exchange.org/"><i><span>impact-exchange.org</span></i></a></p><img alt="" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/N2fG72va9LY4qyLaN/ga3qzkoucgb17uzxl0m6" /…

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