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Lightcone Commons funders not prioritizing extinction prevention, analysis suggests

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An analysis by Greg C on LessWrong suggests that the funders of Lightcone Commons, along with SFF and CG, are not prioritizing investments in existential risk mitigation. The post links to a related social media post, indicating a discussion around the allocation of resources by these entities towards preventing extinction-level threats. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the strategic allocation of resources within AI safety and existential risk mitigation communities.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece discussing funding priorities related to existential risk.

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Lightcone Commons funders not prioritizing extinction prevention, analysis suggests

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · Greg C ·

    Lightcone Commons' funders (and SFF and CG) are mostly NOT funding things that will prevent our extinction

    <p><i>Lightcone Commons have completed their </i><a href="https://www.lightconecommons.com/#round-one"><i>first granting round</i></a><i>. And the things their granters and recommenders have funded mostly do not meet the current moment (the same is true for SFF’s </i><a href="htt…

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