Notice that one of my example papers was a paper of objections to CEV. Right now we’re at the stage of making the arguments and concepts in play formalized enough that they can be defended or attacked rigorously. If somebody formalizes and clarifies an argument well enough to properly attack, they’ve done at least half our work for us.
Have you looked into how other private agencies (Sloan, Templeton, Pioneer) go about purchasing research? This seems like a new model to me, and might be more fraught than you think.
Also, there are standard euphemisms such as “supporting” and “funding” rather than “purchasing.”
Seems quite reasonable. But I don’t have a clear picture of your general strategy. Do you have a path (read: a likely conjunction of paths) to getting a world-class mathematician to take an interest in forming a new decision theory? Talking about the details of CEV seems premature to me if we don’t know that certain kinds of extrapolation are theoretically possible.
We have many plans, as this is something we strategize about alot. I do actually plan to write up an explanation of more of our plans within the next month.
It’s complicated, but here’s one thought...
Notice that one of my example papers was a paper of objections to CEV. Right now we’re at the stage of making the arguments and concepts in play formalized enough that they can be defended or attacked rigorously. If somebody formalizes and clarifies an argument well enough to properly attack, they’ve done at least half our work for us.
Have you looked into how other private agencies (Sloan, Templeton, Pioneer) go about purchasing research? This seems like a new model to me, and might be more fraught than you think.
Also, there are standard euphemisms such as “supporting” and “funding” rather than “purchasing.”
Changed to “Funding” in the title.
Seems quite reasonable. But I don’t have a clear picture of your general strategy. Do you have a path (read: a likely conjunction of paths) to getting a world-class mathematician to take an interest in forming a new decision theory? Talking about the details of CEV seems premature to me if we don’t know that certain kinds of extrapolation are theoretically possible.
We have many plans, as this is something we strategize about alot. I do actually plan to write up an explanation of more of our plans within the next month.