Would you be able to provide any further information regarding the reasons for not recommending the proposal I submitted for an ‘X-Risk Project Database’? Ask: $12,375 for user research, setup, and feature development over 6 months.
Project summary:
Create a database of x-risk professionals and their work, starting with existing AI safety/x-risk projects at leading orgs, to improve coordination within the field.
The x-risk field and subfields are globally distributed and growing rapidly, yet x-risk professionals still have no simple way to find out about each other’s current work and capabilities. This results in missed opportunities for prioritisation, feedback and collaboration, thus retarding progress. To improve visibility and coordination within the x-risk field, and to expedite exceptional work, we will create a searchable database of leading x-risk professionals, organisations and their current work.
Sorry for the long delays on this, I am still planning to get back to you, there were just some other things that ended up taking up all of my LTF-Fund allocated time which are now resolved, so I should be able to write up my thoughts soon.
Yes! Due to a bunch of other LTFF things taking up my time I was planning to post my reply to this around the same time as the next round of grant announcements.
I will get back to you, but it will probably be a few days. It seems fairer to first send feedback to the people I said I would send private feedback too, and then come back to the public feedback requests.
Would you be able to provide any further information regarding the reasons for not recommending the proposal I submitted for an ‘X-Risk Project Database’? Ask: $12,375 for user research, setup, and feature development over 6 months.
Project summary:
Create a database of x-risk professionals and their work, starting with existing AI safety/x-risk projects at leading orgs, to improve coordination within the field.
The x-risk field and subfields are globally distributed and growing rapidly, yet x-risk professionals still have no simple way to find out about each other’s current work and capabilities. This results in missed opportunities for prioritisation, feedback and collaboration, thus retarding progress. To improve visibility and coordination within the x-risk field, and to expedite exceptional work, we will create a searchable database of leading x-risk professionals, organisations and their current work.
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p.s. applause for the extensive explanations of grant recommendations!!
This database from Issa Rice seems relevant to your proposal: https://aiwatch.issarice.com
Sorry for the long delays on this, I am still planning to get back to you, there were just some other things that ended up taking up all of my LTF-Fund allocated time which are now resolved, so I should be able to write up my thoughts soon.
Hi Oliver, are you still planning to reply to this? (I’m not involved with this project, but I was curious to hear your feedback on it.)
Yes! Due to a bunch of other LTFF things taking up my time I was planning to post my reply to this around the same time as the next round of grant announcements.
I will get back to you, but it will probably be a few days. It seems fairer to first send feedback to the people I said I would send private feedback too, and then come back to the public feedback requests.