I think that one of the constraints that is faced here is a lack of experienced grantmakers who have a good knowledge of x-risk and the EA community.
I’m not sure I agree that this constraint is real, I think I probably know a lot of good people who I’d trust to be competent EA / x-risk grantmakers, but I certainly haven’t spent 10 hours thinking about what key qualities for the role are, and it’s plausible that I’d find there are far fewer people competent enough than I currently think.
But if there are more grant managers, I think that I disagree with your costs. Two or more grantmakers acting on their own, different, first-principles models seems great to me, and to increase the likelihood of good grantmaking occuring, not increasing tension or anything. Competition is really rare and valuable in domains like this.
Thanks for this comment. This succinctly addresses the main considerations regarding the question of additional grant mangers. I agree the benefits outweigh the costs, and to the point that based on the reception to my post, many aren’t satisfied with how having only a single fund manager for two funds has turned out, it’s definitely worth considering.
I think that one of the constraints that is faced here is a lack of experienced grantmakers who have a good knowledge of x-risk and the EA community.
I’m not sure I agree that this constraint is real, I think I probably know a lot of good people who I’d trust to be competent EA / x-risk grantmakers, but I certainly haven’t spent 10 hours thinking about what key qualities for the role are, and it’s plausible that I’d find there are far fewer people competent enough than I currently think.
But if there are more grant managers, I think that I disagree with your costs. Two or more grantmakers acting on their own, different, first-principles models seems great to me, and to increase the likelihood of good grantmaking occuring, not increasing tension or anything. Competition is really rare and valuable in domains like this.
Thanks for this comment. This succinctly addresses the main considerations regarding the question of additional grant mangers. I agree the benefits outweigh the costs, and to the point that based on the reception to my post, many aren’t satisfied with how having only a single fund manager for two funds has turned out, it’s definitely worth considering.