Sam Altman Gave People Free Money. Here's What Happened
forbes.comDid he give his own personal money? Or is it company budget?
Its OpenResearch's budget but OpenResearch is largely funded by Altmans personal donations.
> “Universal basic income” was one of the first concepts probed by OpenResearch, a moonshots lab linked to OpenAI that Altman has personally contributed tens of millions of dollars to in a crusade to shape a future he sees as inevitably disrupted by artificial intelligence.
>Its OpenResearch's budget but OpenResearch is largely funded by Altmans personal donations.
I personally like how he is trying to think of a way to look after everyone if AI leads to large amounts of unemployment. I like the idea of basic income.
At the same time though. It's weird. he get's to play around with this money and I am guessing reduces his taxes at the same time?
I am sure there are some other wealthy people doing similar but for far less benign purposes.