So it seems like right now 5% is somewhere in the same range as Animal Welfare and EA Meta funding.
I guess that seems a bit high, given that animals exist and AIs don’t.
I think a key benefit of AI work was training AI Safety folks to be around when needed. Having resources at a crucial moment isn’t solely about money, it’s about having the resource that is useful in that moment. A similar thing to do might be to train philosophers and government staffers and activists who are well versed in the AI welfare arguments who can act if need be.
Not clear to me that that requires 5% of EA funding though.
this is super helpful! would be cool if we can see %s given to insect sentience or other smaller sub cause areas like that. does anyone have access to that?
For me, a key question is “How much is 5%?”.
Here is a table I found.
So it seems like right now 5% is somewhere in the same range as Animal Welfare and EA Meta funding.
I guess that seems a bit high, given that animals exist and AIs don’t.
I think a key benefit of AI work was training AI Safety folks to be around when needed. Having resources at a crucial moment isn’t solely about money, it’s about having the resource that is useful in that moment. A similar thing to do might be to train philosophers and government staffers and activists who are well versed in the AI welfare arguments who can act if need be.
Not clear to me that that requires 5% of EA funding though.
this is super helpful! would be cool if we can see %s given to insect sentience or other smaller sub cause areas like that. does anyone have access to that?
I’d guess a less than .5% (90%)