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How is working at NIST not "going to DC and working for the people at government wages"? He is, in fact, currently working at NIST, he's on the website: https:

How is working at NIST not "going to DC and working for the people at government wages"? He is, in fact, currently working at NIST, he's on the website: https://www.nist.gov/people/paul-christiano https://www.nist.gov/people/paul-christiano The Alignment Research Center is, in fact, a 501(c)3 charity, here is their Form 990: https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/863605182/202313199349329641/full https://projects.propublica.org/nonprofits/organizations/863... METR is also a 501(c)3. It doesn't have a Form 990 because it's so new it hasn't filed a return yet, but here is the Guidestar page: https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/99-1219864 https://www.guidestar.org/Profile/99-1219864 every.org is just a generic non-profit payment processor. Lots of people use payment processors, because managing payments is annoying. Calling this "laundering" is like saying that accepting third-party payments through Stripe is some sort of illegal sinister plot.

JumpCrisscross 2y ago
> How is working at NIST not "going to DC and working for the people at government wages"? It is. I’m saying the sole evidence of outcome I could find was his staff revolting. > Alignment Research Center is, in fact, a 501(c)3 charity, here is their Form 990 Thank you, I stand corrected. (Christiano’s compensation is an admirable zero.) > every.org is just a generic non-profit payment processor Sure, and given ARC and METR are 501(c)(3)s, it’s fine. Charity to charity. If either weren’t, and were simply non-profits, it would mean a charity was lending its tax-exempt status to a non-charity. That would be sketchy. But as you’ve shown, it’s not what’s going on here.