I consider “donating to SIAI” to be on the same level as “donating to webcomics”—I pay Eliezer for the entertainment value of his writing, in the same spirit as when I bought G.E.B. and thereby paid Douglas Hofstadter for the entertainment value of his writing.
I consider “donating to SIAI” to be on the same level as “donating to webcomics”—I pay Eliezer for the entertainment value of his writing, in the same spirit as when I bought G.E.B. and thereby paid Douglas Hofstadter for the entertainment value of his writing.