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Interest wanes in impact markets despite proponent presence

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Impact markets, a mechanism for funding projects using market-like equity and retroactive funding, have seen a decline in interest. Paul Christiano, a key proponent, and others noted for their support, were present at a conference where a proposed session on the future of these markets received no sign-ups. The concept, initially explored by Manifund and Scott Alexander for ACX Grants, aimed to leverage prediction markets and forecasting for charitable donations, but has struggled to gain traction. AI

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Austin Chen ·

    What happened to impact markets?

    <p><span>At a conference on&nbsp;</span><a href="https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/YmvsdYtuGoxxf9oZT/upcoming-workshop-on-post-agi-civilizational-equilibria-1"><span>post-AGI futures</span></a><span>&nbsp;earlier this year, I proposed a session titled “What’s next for impact market…

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