Some evidence in this direction: Eliezer Yudkowsky recently wrote on a Facebook post:
This is your regular reminder that, if I believe there is any hope whatsoever in your work for AGI alignment, I think I can make sure you get funded.
This implies that all the really good funding opportunities Eliezer is aware of have already been funded, and any that appear can get funded quickly. Eliezer is not Nick Bostrom, but they’re in similar positions.
(Note: Eliezer’s Facebook post is publicly viewable, so I think reposting this quote here is ok from a privacy standpoint.)
Some evidence in this direction: Eliezer Yudkowsky recently wrote on a Facebook post:
This implies that all the really good funding opportunities Eliezer is aware of have already been funded, and any that appear can get funded quickly. Eliezer is not Nick Bostrom, but they’re in similar positions.
(Note: Eliezer’s Facebook post is publicly viewable, so I think reposting this quote here is ok from a privacy standpoint.)