From: Barkley Vowk (bvowk@math.ualberta.ca)
Date: Thu May 01 2003 - 10:33:52 MDT
On Thu, 1 May 2003, Ramez Naam wrote:
> From: Ben Goertzel [mailto:ben@goertzel.org]
> > > Going the
> > > "mainstream" route of advanced degrees, peer-reviewed journal
> > > submissions, and so on might not directly advance FAI, but
> > > I suspect that it will make it easier to acquire the
> > > resources necessary to build FAI.
> >
> > I agree, but I know from experience that all this is far from
> > a panacea for R&D fundraising, due to the general
> > conservatism of the research funding establishments out there...
>
> Absolutely. Even with mainstream credentials it's tough to raise R&D
> funds. Without them it's almost impossible.
>
And if you are looking for corporate handouts, you'll need creds even
more. Handing out research grants to well meaning but unqualified persons
is grounds for shareholder lawsuits.
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