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FTX Community Response Survey Results — Rethink Priorities
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This survey documents community reactions to the FTX collapse (Nov 2022), which significantly disrupted EA and AI safety funding; useful context for understanding funding concentration risks and community resilience in the AI safety space.
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Summary
Rethink Priorities conducted a survey examining how the effective altruism and broader philanthropic community responded to the FTX collapse in late 2022. The survey aimed to capture community attitudes, trust levels, and behavioral changes following the scandal involving Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. This research provides empirical data on how a major funding crisis affected the EA ecosystem.
Key Points
- •Survey documents community reactions to the FTX/SBF collapse and its impact on the effective altruism movement
- •Provides empirical data on trust, morale, and behavioral shifts within EA-affiliated organizations and individuals
- •Conducted by Rethink Priorities, a research organization specializing in surveys and data analysis for EA-adjacent causes
- •Relevant to understanding funding concentration risks and institutional resilience in the AI safety funding landscape
- •Captures a pivotal moment when a major EA donor's fraud destabilized significant portions of the AI safety and EA funding ecosystem
Cited by 2 pages
| Page | Type | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| EA Institutions' Response to the FTX Collapse | -- | 53.0 |
| FTX Collapse and EA's Public Credibility | -- | 50.0 |
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