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Grant: Train great open-source sparse autoencoders (Manifund → Tom McGrath)

Verdictpartial85%
1 check · 4/9/2026

The record claims an amount of $4,025, which matches the 'raised' amount shown on the Manifund page ($4,025 raised). The name, grantee, and funder are all confirmed. However, the date field claims '2024-05-09', but the source text does not explicitly state this date anywhere. The Wayback Machine URL shows a capture date of 2025-10-11, and comments reference 'about 1 year ago' and 'over 1 year ago', suggesting the grant was made around 2023-2024, but the specific date of 2024-05-09 is not verifiable from the provided source text. The amount is confirmed, but the date cannot be verified from this excerpt.

Our claim

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Name
Train great open-source sparse autoencoders
Amount
$4,025
Currency
USD
Date
May 9, 2024
Notes
[Technical AI safety] Find the best settings for SAE training we can, then scale across models

Source evidence

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partial85%Haiku 4.5 · 4/9/2026

NoteThe record claims an amount of $4,025, which matches the 'raised' amount shown on the Manifund page ($4,025 raised). The name, grantee, and funder are all confirmed. However, the date field claims '2024-05-09', but the source text does not explicitly state this date anywhere. The Wayback Machine URL shows a capture date of 2025-10-11, and comments reference 'about 1 year ago' and 'over 1 year ago', suggesting the grant was made around 2023-2024, but the specific date of 2024-05-09 is not verifiable from the provided source text. The amount is confirmed, but the date cannot be verified from this excerpt.

Case № 08S4cRCoD-Filed 4/9/2026Confidence 85%
Source Check: Grant: Train great open-source sparse autoencoders (Manifund -> Tom McGrath) | Longterm Wiki