One thing I’m attempting to figure out is whether in that future, where government/traditional academic funding becomes dominant, there remains significant neglectedness in important subproblems because of how those systems tend to operate. I could see an OpenPhil pivot covering some of this, but it’d sure be nice to nail down at least a few more things when choosing between going all in on risky high EV ETG versus direct safety work.
There are some historical examples that might be informative, but it’s difficult for me to judge.
One thing I’m attempting to figure out is whether in that future, where government/traditional academic funding becomes dominant, there remains significant neglectedness in important subproblems because of how those systems tend to operate. I could see an OpenPhil pivot covering some of this, but it’d sure be nice to nail down at least a few more things when choosing between going all in on risky high EV ETG versus direct safety work.
There are some historical examples that might be informative, but it’s difficult for me to judge.