I strongly second a number of the recommendations made here about who to reach out to and where to look for more information. If you’re looking for somewhere to donate, the Long Term Futures Fund is an underfunded and very effective funding mechanism. (If you’d like more control, you could engage with the Survival and Flourishing Fund, which has a complex process to make recommendations.)
Elaborating Plex’s idea: I imagine you might be able to buy into participation as an SFF speculation granter with $400k. Upsides: (a) Can see a bunch of people who’re applying to do things they claim will help with AI safety; (b) Can talk to ones you’re interested in, as a potential funder; (c) Can see discussion among the (small dozens?) of people who can fund SFF speculation grants, see what people are saying they’re funding and why, ask questions, etc.
So it might be a good way to get the lay of the land, find lots of people and groups, hear peoples’ responses to some of your takes and see if their responses make sense on your inside view, etc.
I strongly second a number of the recommendations made here about who to reach out to and where to look for more information. If you’re looking for somewhere to donate, the Long Term Futures Fund is an underfunded and very effective funding mechanism. (If you’d like more control, you could engage with the Survival and Flourishing Fund, which has a complex process to make recommendations.)
Yeah! The S-process is pretty neat, buying into that might be a great idea once you’re ready to donate more.
Elaborating Plex’s idea: I imagine you might be able to buy into participation as an SFF speculation granter with $400k. Upsides:
(a) Can see a bunch of people who’re applying to do things they claim will help with AI safety;
(b) Can talk to ones you’re interested in, as a potential funder;
(c) Can see discussion among the (small dozens?) of people who can fund SFF speculation grants, see what people are saying they’re funding and why, ask questions, etc.
So it might be a good way to get the lay of the land, find lots of people and groups, hear peoples’ responses to some of your takes and see if their responses make sense on your inside view, etc.