How small and short can a grant be? Is it possible for a grant to start out small, and then gradually gets bigger and sources more people if the research area turns out to be significantly more valuable than it initially appeared? If there’s very few trustworthy math/quant/AI people in my city, could you help me source some hours from some reliable AI safety people in the Bay Area if the research area clearly ends up being worth their time?
How small and short can a grant be? Is it possible for a grant to start out small, and then gradually gets bigger and sources more people if the research area turns out to be significantly more valuable than it initially appeared?
In general, yes it can be arbitrarily short and small. In practice I think EV, who does our operations, has said that they prefer we don’t make grants <$2,000 (? can’t remember exact number), because the operational overhead from them might be too high per grant to justify the benefits.
How small and short can a grant be? Is it possible for a grant to start out small, and then gradually gets bigger and sources more people if the research area turns out to be significantly more valuable than it initially appeared? If there’s very few trustworthy math/quant/AI people in my city, could you help me source some hours from some reliable AI safety people in the Bay Area if the research area clearly ends up being worth their time?
In general, yes it can be arbitrarily short and small. In practice I think EV, who does our operations, has said that they prefer we don’t make grants <$2,000 (? can’t remember exact number), because the operational overhead from them might be too high per grant to justify the benefits.