Grantmaker and public recruiter

Max Nadeau

Coefficient Giving technical AI-safety grantmaker interviewed by 80,000 Hours about new nonprofit founders.

Background

In the September 17 episode, recorded August 18, Nadeau describes the work Coefficient wants to finance and how ambitious founders can approach it. His account links research funding to the practical objective of changing decisions about powerful AI.

Role in this network

In the September 17 episode, recorded August 18, Nadeau describes the work Coefficient wants to finance and how ambitious founders can approach it. His account links research funding to the practical objective of changing decisions about powerful AI.

What the records show

From the investigation

A disclosed recruitment circuit

On September 17, it published an interview with Coefficient grantmaker Max Nadeau about founding AI-safety nonprofits. The episode discloses Coefficient as its largest donor, while specifying that Nadeau's team has not directly funded it. The recording was made on August 18.

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Further reading

EA is financing the institutions, not just the argument

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What the connections say

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