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Ben Pace
Team Member / Admin
2017 – present
Ben Pace is a LessWrong team member and admin, working full-time on the platform. Named in the 2021 Lightcone Infrastructure announcement post. Confirmed as of 2026-06-07.
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Entity Assessments
3| Dimension | Rating | Evidence | Assessor | Source check |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| community-scale | Medium | 2016 survey had ~3,000 respondents; 2023 survey had 558 respondents; peak 15,000 daily pageviews [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LessWrong), [2023 Survey](https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/WRaq4SzxhunLoFKCs/2023-survey-results) | editorial | Not checked |
| funding-base | Substantial | Over $5 million from Survival and Flourishing Fund, Future Fund, and Coefficient Giving combined [EA Forum](https://forum-bots.effectivealtruism.org/topics/lesswrong) | editorial | Not checked |
| influence-on-ai-safety | High | Material influenced formation of MIRI and CFAR; attracted major tech donors; 31% of EA survey respondents in 2014 first heard of EA through LessWrong [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LessWrong), [Rationality - LessWrong](https://www.lesswrong.com/rationality) | editorial | Not checked |
▶Internal Metadata
| ID: | sid_BEKEqQDmkQ |
| Stable ID: | sid_BEKEqQDmkQ |
| Wiki ID: | E538 |
| Type: | organization |
| YAML Source: | packages/factbase/data/fb-entities/lesswrong.yaml |
| Facts: | 4 structured (5 total) |
| Records: | 4 in 2 collections |