Contra MacAskill on saving money for the intelligence explosion

Will MacAskill recently argued that large donors should invest money now, and wait until the intelligence explosion to give away their money. In a draft Forethought previewed with us and a few others, Will estimates a large donor might want to give 5% of their current philanthropic budget before end of 2029; we think it should be more like 30-50%.Here’s why:Philanthropic funding will grow faster than returns from investing in AI.Will says that investing in AI could have really high returns in th...