Thanks Ajeya, this is very helpful and clarifying!
I am the only person who is primarily focused on funding technical research projects … I began making grants in November 2022
Does this mean that prior to November 2022 there were ~no full-time technical AI safety grantmakers at Open Philanthropy?
OP (prev. GiveWell labs) has been evaluating grants in the AI safety space for over 10 years. In that time the AI safety field and Open Philanthropy have both grown, with OP granting over $300m on AI risk. Open Phil has also done a lot of research on the problem. So, from someone on the outside, it seems surprising that the number of people making grants has been consistently low
Daniel Dewey was a Program Officer for potential risks from advanced AI at OP for several years. I don’t know how long he was there for, but he was there in 2017 and left before May 2021.
Thanks Ajeya, this is very helpful and clarifying!
Does this mean that prior to November 2022 there were ~no full-time technical AI safety grantmakers at Open Philanthropy?
OP (prev. GiveWell labs) has been evaluating grants in the AI safety space for over 10 years. In that time the AI safety field and Open Philanthropy have both grown, with OP granting over $300m on AI risk. Open Phil has also done a lot of research on the problem. So, from someone on the outside, it seems surprising that the number of people making grants has been consistently low
Daniel Dewey was a Program Officer for potential risks from advanced AI at OP for several years. I don’t know how long he was there for, but he was there in 2017 and left before May 2021.