I think there’s a pretty smooth continuum between an entirely new fund and an RFP within an existing fund, particularly if you plan to borrow funders and operational support.
I think I a) want the branding of an apparent “new fund” to help make more of a splash and to motivate people to try really hard to come up with ambitious longtermist projects, and b) to help skill up people within an org to do something pretty specific.
You also shave off downside risks a little if you aren’t institutionally affiliated with existing orgs (but get advice in a way that decreases unilateralist-y bad stuff).
Natural followup: why a new fund rather than convince an existing fund to use and emphasize the >0.0.1% xrisk reduction criterion?
I think there’s a pretty smooth continuum between an entirely new fund and an RFP within an existing fund, particularly if you plan to borrow funders and operational support.
I think I a) want the branding of an apparent “new fund” to help make more of a splash and to motivate people to try really hard to come up with ambitious longtermist projects, and b) to help skill up people within an org to do something pretty specific.
You also shave off downside risks a little if you aren’t institutionally affiliated with existing orgs (but get advice in a way that decreases unilateralist-y bad stuff).