Hmmm, I think the fact that you felt this was worth pointing out AND that people upvoted it, means that I haven’t made my point clear. My major concern is that there are things known about the challenges that come with incubating longtermist orgs that aren’t being discussed openly.
I think AIM doesn’t constitute evidence for this. Your top hypothesis should be that they don’t think AI safety is that good of a cause area, before positing the more complicated explanation. I say this partly based on interacting with people who have worked at AIM.
Hmmm, I think the fact that you felt this was worth pointing out AND that people upvoted it, means that I haven’t made my point clear. My major concern is that there are things known about the challenges that come with incubating longtermist orgs that aren’t being discussed openly.
Maybe I misunderstood you.
I think AIM doesn’t constitute evidence for this. Your top hypothesis should be that they don’t think AI safety is that good of a cause area, before positing the more complicated explanation. I say this partly based on interacting with people who have worked at AIM.