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The Cognitive Revolution · Sunday, September 27, 2026

Talent, Not Funding, is the Bottleneck for AI Safety Research, Says Coefficient Giving

Max Sando of Coefficient Giving states that for the AI safety research they support, particularly initiatives on the 'Tailwind list,' talent is the primary bottleneck, not funding. He emphasizes that the availability of skilled individuals is the limiting factor in advancing this field.

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“Max Sando, who funds technical AI safety research at Coefficient Giving.”
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“Uh, for the things that that CG is is supporting and especially for the things in, uh, the Tailwind list, uh, the money is not the bottleneck, the talent is.”
Max Sando
Heard on The Cognitive Revolution — “AI:AM: What If It Works Too Well? Colluding Agents, $200M Safety Orgs, Virtual Cells Saturate at 2%”, published Sunday, September 27, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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