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His philanthropic pursuits are also interesting. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#Philanthropy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#Phi
by AngryParsley 17y ago
His philanthropic pursuits are also interesting. According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#Philanthropy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Thiel#Philanthropy he has donated to the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, the Methuselah Mouse Prize (anti-aging research), and the Seasteading Institute.
Edit: Actually, this makes sense considering his business acumen. He's shooting for most lives saved per dollar. The chance of success of these organizations is lower than typical charities, but the expected benefit is immense compared to typical charities. For example, let's say the Methuselah foundation has a 1% chance of finding a cure for aging. 7,000,000,000 * 0.01 = 70,000,000 expected lives saved.
- MikeCapone 17y agoI was going to write about his donations to SIAI and MF/SENS. You beat me to it, but I'm leaving this comment to encourage people who aren't familiar with these organizations to look them up.
- apsec112 17y agoI am a research associate at the Singularity Institute, and know several people involved in anti-aging research and seasteading. Utility-per-dollar calculations like http://www.nickbostrom.com/astronomical/waste.html http://www.nickbostrom.com/astronomical/waste.html are indeed a large part of our motivation. (Please do ask if you have any questions, or feel free to email me at pphysics141@gmail.com.)