SFF-2021-H2-process recommendations announcement
Survival and Flourishing Fund, 2021
Abstract
A grant-making process called the S-process was used to make funding decisions for various organizations dedicated to improving the long-term survival and flourishing of sentient life. The S-process involved six Recommenders and three funders who specified their marginal utility functions for funding each application. Final grant amounts were determined through discussions and simulations that allowed the funders to approximate counterfactual delegation scenarios. The resulting grant recommendations favored funding projects that at least one Recommender was excited about, rather than projects that all Recommenders agreed on. The S-process is designed to provide freedom and autonomy to the Recommenders and funders, allowing them to make independent decisions based on the information gathered. – AI-generated abstract.
