I think there’s a problem with this. Salary as a signal for perceived impact may be good, but I’m worried some other incentives may creep in. Say you’re paying a higher amount for AI safety work, and now another billionaire becomes convinced in the AI safety case and start funding you too. You could use that money for actual impact, or you could just pay your current or future employees more. And I don’t see a real way to discern the two.
I think there’s a problem with this. Salary as a signal for perceived impact may be good, but I’m worried some other incentives may creep in. Say you’re paying a higher amount for AI safety work, and now another billionaire becomes convinced in the AI safety case and start funding you too. You could use that money for actual impact, or you could just pay your current or future employees more. And I don’t see a real way to discern the two.