Main points in favor of this grant
Interest around AI and AI safety is quite high within legal academia. Getting a symposium focused on AI safety at a top law review would greatly increase AI safety’s prestige within legal academia. The AI safety consortium contains many academics who understand the norms of academia and would be good at field-building.
Donor's main reservations
As mentioned above, it’s unclear how receptive the legal reviews will be. Given interest in AI is surging, now is the best time to pitch such a review. However, acceptance is not guaranteed.
Process for deciding amount
The consortium provided an estimate for the symposium costs, which was reviewed and approved and was broadly in-line with workshop costs in other fields.
Conflicts of interest
None.