Lightcone and Lighthaven are currently conducting a fundraising campaign to support their operations, which include the LessWrong forum and a physical space in Berkeley. Several individuals have expressed their support for the initiative, emphasizing the importance of these platforms in fostering discussions around AI alignment and other critical topics. Notably, one donor mentioned contributing $2,000 this year due to a lack of funding from major donors. The fundraising effort is seen as crucial for maintaining these resources, with calls for additional donations to ensure their sustainability. The total budget for various initiatives mentioned includes a staggering $3.6 trillion allocated for AI capabilities, alongside smaller amounts earmarked for other areas such as food and healthcare.
I'm super grateful for all the work @ohabryka and team have done running lesswrong and the Lighthaven space. I donated $2,000 to them this year in large part because major donors are less willing to fund them. I recommend it as a high impact donation opportunity https://t.co/RzjIdb2gmJ
While I do have various obvious conflicts of interest here, I strongly endorse donating to Lightcone Infrastructure to help maintain LessWrong and Lighthaven. I strongly believe both are invaluable. https://t.co/R4pUIDyH79
Food $200 Healthcare $150 AI Alignment $150 AI Capabilities $3,600,000,000,000 Human Intelligence Enhancement $50 LessWrong + Lighthaven $20 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my lightcone is dying (LessWrong + Lighthaven are fundraising, a 🧵) https://t.co/WUfs9nFx2D