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Vitalik Buterin's donation of $600 million to the Future of Life Institute sparks controversy and confusion among observers. Some question the amount, with estimates varying from $600 million to $700 million in meme crypto. Reports suggest discrepancies in the valuation of the donation, with concerns raised about the transparency and impact of the funds. Buterin's unexpected contribution has led to scrutiny of the Institute's operations and calls for accountability.
On reflection this was an error from me. Sorry. Nothing I've said was false, but on new information @politico's article gave roughly the right picture (it still seems like @FLI_org got $100mns) so my correction was not the level of accuracy I aspire to. My bad. https://t.co/uqO3OJMGxS
What actually happened: @VitalikButerin sent FLI what he expected to be "$10-25m at most," At a time (2021), FLI was "a broad-spectrum anti-all-x-risks org that talked as loudly about bio and nukes as it did about AI, and x-risk was a very under-theorized topic." Glad to confirm… https://t.co/XyzGfHbuzO
It looks plausible to me that @FLI_org got about half of the $700mn in dollars. (This is roughly the rate cryptorelief got) Do I owe apologies? Opinions welcome. The article is inaccurate but probably only by a factor of 2. If I'd known that then I wouldn't have tweeted. https://t.co/JKkA8DE1Fv
