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The Why Race Project is building a comprehensive, publicly accessible resource that makes the case against racing to develop superintelligent AI, targeting researchers, policymakers, executives, and the general public. It takes the form of an interactive decision tree web app featuring a core argument that racing is against everyone's interest, an extensive and growing library of pro-racing arguments paired with rigorous counter-arguments, and a community feedback system for continuous improvement and expansion.
Racing to develop superintelligent AI poses an existential risk to humanity. Yet many people, including researchers, policymakers, and executives with direct influence over AI development, promote racing because they falsely believe it benefits them. The goal of this project is to close that information gap by providing an easily shareable decision tree web app that users can engage with in minutes, finding the specific pro-racing arguments they find compelling and encountering rigorous counter-arguments. It also serves as a practical resource for AI safety advocates who need to respond to pro-racing claims. The tree will be built in two parts: a clear core argument accessible to any audience, and an extensive counter-argument library covering a wide range of pro-racing positions.
Primarily developer compensation to enable dedicated work on the project. Remaining funds cover AI tool subscriptions, hosting, domain, and Manifund's fiscal sponsorship fee.
Solo developer with an Electrical Engineering background. Two prior decision tree web apps validate the methodology: a vegan advocacy decision tree that distills an entire book into a navigable interactive format, and an Islamic vegan ethics decision tree with over 16,000 nodes and 4,000 citations, currently in active development.
The most likely cause of failure is insufficient distribution. The tree gets built but not enough people with influence over AI development see it. A secondary risk is that the arguments don't persuade users to change their position. In either case, the tree would still exist as a free public resource and could gain traction over time. There are no financial obligations, contracts, or liabilities that would create risk if the project underperforms.
None. The project has been self-funded to date.
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