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“I make several million dollars per year and have hundreds of thousands of followers—what is the straightest line path to utilizing these resources to reduce existential-level AI threats?” by shrimpy

2025/3/19
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I have, over the last year, become fairly well-known in a small corner of the internet tangentially related to AI.

As a result, I've begun making what I would have previously considered astronomical amounts of money: several hundred thousand dollars per month in personal income.

This has been great, obviously, and the funds have alleviated a fair number of my personal burdens (mostly related to poverty). But aside from that I don't really care much for the money itself.

My long term ambitions have always been to contribute materially to the mitigation of the impending existential AI threat. I never used to have the means to do so, mostly because of more pressing, safety/sustenance concerns, but now that I do, I would like to help however possible.

Some other points about me that may be useful:

  • I'm intelligent, socially capable, and exceedingly industrious.
  • I have [...]

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First published:
March 16th, 2025

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/8wxTCSHwhkfHXaSYB/i-make-several-million-dollars-per-year-and-have-hundreds-of

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