Created Donations List Website tracking $72.8B in philanthropic donations; funded ~$255K in contract research for EA knowledge infrastructure; two-time International Mathematical Olympiad silver medalist; former MIRI researcher
Mathematician, data scientist, EA funder, and knowledge infrastructure builder
Key Projects
Donations List WebsiteProjectDonations List WebsiteComprehensive documentation of an open-source database tracking $72.8B in philanthropic donations (1969-2023) across 75+ donors, with particular coverage of EA/AI safety funding. The page thoroughl...Quality: 52/100 (tracking $72.8B), Contract Work Portal ($255K funded), Wikipedia ViewsProjectWikipedia ViewsThis article provides a comprehensive overview of Wikipedia pageview analytics tools and their declining traffic due to AI summaries reducing direct visits. While well-documented, it's primarily ab...Quality: 38/100, Timelines WikiProjectTimelines WikiTimelines Wiki is a specialized MediaWiki project documenting chronological histories of AI safety and EA organizations, created by Issa Rice with funding from Vipul Naik in 2017. While useful as a...Quality: 45/100 (funded), Open Borders advocacy
Researcher at MIRIOrganizationMachine Intelligence Research InstituteComprehensive organizational history documenting MIRI's trajectory from pioneering AI safety research (2000-2020) to policy advocacy after acknowledging research failure, with detailed financial da...Quality: 50/100; created Timeline of AI Safety; funds AI safety research through contract work
Funding Model
Individual funding of contract researchers (Sebastian Sanchez ≈$143K, Issa RicePersonIssa RiceIssa Rice is an independent researcher who has created valuable knowledge infrastructure tools like Timelines Wiki and AI Watch for the EA and AI safety communities, though his work focuses on data...Quality: 45/100 ≈$80K) for public knowledge infrastructure
Community Role
Active contributor to LessWrongOrganizationLessWrongLessWrong is a rationality-focused community blog founded in 2009 that has influenced AI safety discourse, receiving $5M+ in funding and serving as the origin point for ~31% of EA survey respondent...Quality: 44/100, EA Forum, Wikipedia; known for data-driven analysis
Role / TitleMathematician, Data Scientist, and Independent Researcher
Biographical
Notable ForCreated Donations List Website tracking $72.8B in philanthropic donations; funded ~$255K in contract research for EA knowledge infrastructure; two-time International Mathematical Olympiad silver medalist; former MIRI researcher
EducationUniversity of Chicago; University of Chicago; Chennai Mathematical Institute