“Epistemologist specialized in the difficulties of alignment and how to solve AI X-Risks.”In their own words: lesswrong.com
Epistemologist and AI alignment researcher specialising in the difficulties of alignment; joined Conjecture as early staff after working as an independent researcher.
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Received $118k from 2 funders
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Checked 27 Oct 2026
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All grants
3 grants totalling $118k, newest first.
2021 2 grants · $77k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2021 | Long-Term Future Fund | $17k | December 2021 payout report (Aug–Dec 2021): Slack money for increased AI alignment research productivity source |
| Apr 2021 | Long-Term Future Fund | $60k | May 2021 payout report (Nov 2020 round to Apr 2021): One year of independent AI alignment research source |
2020 1 grant · $40k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | EA Donor Lottery (CEA / EA Funds / Giving What We Can) | $40k | €34,000 ($40,430.45 as stated) to EA France to employ Adam Shimi for a year of AI safety research; recommended by Beth Barnes, winner of the 2019 $500k block (date is the EA Funds post, 17 Nov 2020). Possible overlap with LTFF's 2021 one-year grant to Shimi; not confirmed either source |