Well one would decide whether it was worth doing partially on the basis that investors interested in AI risk, including Jaan Tallinn and Elon Musk were willing to fund it in the early-mid stages. Of course, if you’re soliciting funds from people who are already interested in AI risk, then you can’t claim to be influencing AI-investors to become interested in AI risk—you can’t have your cake and eat it too.
Well one would decide whether it was worth doing partially on the basis that investors interested in AI risk, including Jaan Tallinn and Elon Musk were willing to fund it in the early-mid stages. Of course, if you’re soliciting funds from people who are already interested in AI risk, then you can’t claim to be influencing AI-investors to become interested in AI risk—you can’t have your cake and eat it too.