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ControlAI says it was behind the approach to Sabine Hossenfelder
The unnamed sponsorship approach that started this investigation has an identified participant. The editorial dispute is still unresolved.
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Eliezer Yudkowsky: How a Warning Acquires Power
An author, a funded institution, a political campaign—and the passage from predicting catastrophe to proposing who may prevent it.
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One donor. Conflicting agendas.
Oak Foundation funds both online-safety advocacy and organisations challenging surveillance. Follow the grants, then follow each recipient’s choices.
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When a classification reaches your wallet
A risk list, a payment-network rule and a processor’s decision can each contribute to a restriction. They are different steps, often controlled by different institutions.
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Who funds the AI debate?
Large grants, creator programmes and policy campaigns are visible. Their arrangements differ in how much control they give a sponsor.
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Who gets paid to build the machinery?
Public procurement connects policy ambitions with consultants, prototypes and evaluation. A budget announcement is only the beginning of that story.
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Who gets to operate the switches?
Governments, funders, campaigners and companies exchange different kinds of power. The consequential moment is when someone turns another institution’s input into a decision.