Start a fund/grantmaking organization to pool funds with others to support short timeline projects? You might be able to get advice from current AI safety grantmakers. You might be able to fund work at the intersection of short timelines and the priorities of existing orgs, so there might be room for collaboration.
Imo, prizes/awards are less motivating, since they’re not predictable enough to use to cover costs of living, so only people with other sources of income, financial support or savings can work full-time on prize problems.
Start a fund/grantmaking organization to pool funds with others to support short timeline projects? You might be able to get advice from current AI safety grantmakers. You might be able to fund work at the intersection of short timelines and the priorities of existing orgs, so there might be room for collaboration.
Imo, prizes/awards are less motivating, since they’re not predictable enough to use to cover costs of living, so only people with other sources of income, financial support or savings can work full-time on prize problems.