This seems clearly wrong. If you believe that it would take a literal Manhattan project for AI safety ($26 billion adjusting for inflation) to reduce existential risk by a mere 1% and only care about the current 8 billion people dying, then you can save a present person’s life for $325, swamping any GiveWell-recommended charity.
This seems clearly wrong. If you believe that it would take a literal Manhattan project for AI safety ($26 billion adjusting for inflation) to reduce existential risk by a mere 1% and only care about the current 8 billion people dying, then you can save a present person’s life for $325, swamping any GiveWell-recommended charity.