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Matthew Kirtley's avatar

On the CBP: the language, messaging, and even website style guide strongly resembles several parallel operations that are connected to EA donors and Silicon Valley software "philanthropists".

While these figures may not directly influence decisions made on a day-to-day level, there's a selection effect problem that seems to emerge since founding donors would likely be involved in personnel selection.

I'm not exactly reassured by the text on the site:

>We are funded by a mix of British and American charitable foundations and philanthropists. We have not received any research funding from corporations. Over 90% of our funding is from foundations and charitable funds, the rest is from individuals who are majority based in the UK. Our supporters have no influence over our research priorities or conclusions.

To avoid any fear of political interference by EAs (who are, by definition, agnostic at best to the interests of nations) or Silicon Valley (who are very keen to roll back IP protection for their models), will the CBP disclose who exactly its funders are?

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Lauren Gilbert's avatar

I cannot speak to CBP's donors, but as both a former employee and a current grantee of the One Large EA Org You're Referring To, I can say with certainty that OP does not make grantee personnel selection.

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Sierra Davis Thomander's avatar

My husband will be excited about the nuclear. ☢️🔋

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