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A published collaboration connecting an audience with campaign tools
Rational Animations is the creator/channel named in a published video collaboration acknowledged by ControlAI and the output itself. The video links ControlAI’s political-mobilisation tools, creating a concrete route from viewing content to campaign-related action.
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The video identified as 0bnxF9YfyFI acknowledges ControlAI and points audiences to its tools. This supports a jointly acknowledged collaboration with a public output. The cash amount, legal contracting entity and script rights remain unresolved. Those details should not be invented, but the actual audience-to-campaign connection deserves a clear explanation.
The operator named four adaptations of Yudkowsky’s work in 2023 and described inviting him to contribute ideas in its production Discord. Alice Liu’s 2026 interview describes her own scripts and Robert Miles’s editorial role alongside other writers. No complete credit census supports saying Yudkowsky writes most of its AI-risk output.
The EA Infrastructure Fund reported a $30,000 early award in 2021. ControlAI separately identifies the channel as a sponsored partner in 2026. Neither source establishes direct MIRI payment or Yudkowsky’s editorial control.
ControlAI → Rational Animations
Output2May2025, partner announcement3May2025; descriptions captured8Sep2026
Specific output0bnxF9YfyFI names ControlAI and links its political-mobilization tools. Cash amount, script authority and actual contracting entity unresolved.
EA Infrastructure Fund → Rational Animations
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The fund report describes an early $30,000 award to Rational Animations and an audience-building rationale.
Rational Animations → Eliezer Yudkowsky
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The channel operator described four adaptations and a production-Discord invitation in October 2023.
ControlAI → Rational Animations
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ControlAI names Rational Animations as a paid video partner in its September 8 account.
Machine Intelligence Research Institute → Rational Animations
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MIRI’s public action page recommends Rational Animations among several organizations.
MIRI lists Rational Animations among organizations recommended for careers/donations and as examples of work it wants more of. The list expressly does not imply full mutual agreement. It supports a public recommendation, not a MIRI grant or governance relationship.
Read the research & sources ↗ControlAI connects creator partnerships to asking viewers to contact lawmakers. It names Rational Animations as a sponsored partner; no amount is provided. The organization’s account
Read the research & sources ↗MIRI’s own guidance calls for honesty and cautions against manipulation. It recommends Rational Animations while explicitly declining to imply agreement on everything. That belongs in this account: a claim that its public doctrine licenses any lie would contradict its stated position. Testing conduct against that position is a legitimate investigation. MIRI’s guidance
Read the research & sources ↗The video connection is unusually tangible. In October 2023, Rational Animations’ operator described four adaptations of Yudkowsky’s work, including The Power of Intelligence and The Hidden Complexity of Wishes . He said he had invited Yudkowsky into its production Discord to contribute ideas. That is a documented invitation and an adaptation history. It is not evidence that Yudkowsky writes most of the channel’s output. The operator’s account
Read the research & sources ↗Follow adaptations, book promotion and the documented Sanders briefing.
Open diagram →ControlAI identifies itself; the two accounts dispute editorial demands.
Open diagram →ControlAI → jointly acknowledged published video collaboration → Rational Animations
Output2May2025, partner announcement3May2025; descriptions captured8Sep2026
Specific output0bnxF9YfyFI names ControlAI and links its political-mobilization tools. Cash amount, script authority and actual contracting entity unresolved.
Rational Animations → Adapts writing; invited contributions → Eliezer Yudkowsky
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The channel operator described four adaptations and a production-Discord invitation in October 2023. Historical participant account. Does not establish majority authorship, ownership or a paid commission.
Machine Intelligence Research Institute → Recommends for work and donations → Rational Animations
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MIRI’s public action page recommends Rational Animations among several organizations. Recommendation is not a MIRI grant or mutual agreement on every position.
ControlAI → Names as sponsored partner → Rational Animations
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ControlAI names Rational Animations as a paid video partner in its September 8 account. Sponsor self-report; contract, payment amount and complete-video authorship not established.
EA Infrastructure Fund → $30,000 reported 2021 award → Rational Animations
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The fund report describes an early $30,000 award to Rational Animations and an audience-building rationale. Award report, not bank evidence; report-level acceptance qualification applies. June publication describes the Q1 round and April payout.
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Read the storyThe unnamed sponsorship approach that started this investigation has an identified participant. The editorial dispute is still unresolved.
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