Peter Thiel funded MIRI ($1.6M+) in its early years but has stated he believed they were "building an AGI" rather than doing safety research. He became disillusioned around 2015 when they became "more pessimistic," describing their shift as going "from trans-humanist to Luddite." After the FTX collapse, Thiel's direct AI safety funding has been minimal.
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