A new fund manager explained how they evaluate corrigibility grant applications.
They plan to give $50k to $150k.
All funds must benefit the public.
What happened
The sole manager of the newly created Corrigibility Research Fund wrote up their grantmaking methods and experiences, aiming to disburse between $50k and $150k this round.
Why it matters
All funds must go to broad public benefit, which can include paying researchers for their time but excludes funding school, for-profit businesses, or political lobbying. The manager combines domain expertise with philanthropic micro-granting.
What to watch
The grant winners announcement is split into a separate post, so readers interested in outcomes should look for that.
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The Corrigibility Research Fund is a new initiative, and its sole manager is sharing their approach to grantmaking for the first time. The manager is a domain expert in alignment research, which gives them an advantage in evaluating proposals. The fund's constraint that all money must serve broad public benefit shapes what kinds of projects are eligible, excluding personal education or commercial ventures. This post focuses on methodology, not results, so the actual winners will be revealed separately. The manager hopes to inspire more work in corrigibility research by being transparent about their process.
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