The Last Days of the Singularity Challenge

Since it appears acceptable to do so in this thread, I'll reiterate that I'm donating 22.5 percent of my gross income to SIAI this year, the majority of which I managed to put in during this matching campaign.

I also convinced a family member to donate, which surprised me, as I had almost given up hope of convincing others of FAI's importance.

Although I don't have much cash to spare, I've cut back in some personal budget areas for the next few months and donated $500 to the 'Hard Takeoff Paper' project. I have two hopes: that the donation (and matching funds) will make a non-negligible difference in the number of AI researchers taking the possibility of hard takeoff seriously, and that publicly posting this will nudge at least a few people into re-evaluating their willingness to donate to SIAI.

I donated 100 USD to the general fund.

I am a lurker -- always taking and never giving. This might change, but perhaps not. In any case, this opportunity is an effective way for me to give back to a community that has given me so much. Thank you.

AU$400 toward a catgirl-filled future.

Since this blog post was made, more than 25 donors have donated a total of more than $1,500 to the Singularity Research Challenge. I would like to thank each and every one of you for your generosity.

EDIT: It's now 35 donors and $3,000.

EDIT 2: It's now 40 donors and $3,500.

EDIT 3: It's now 45 donors and $4,500.

$150 US to the General Fund. Hope that makes my good deed for the day count!

Donated $1450 to the General Fund -- but man, do I hate the damn PayPal. They overcharged me $3 for three failed payment attempts and $60 for some unknown reason, so now I have to deal with their customer support (I hope it isn't outsourced to Bangalore.)

Just put $2K to the general fund.

Donated another $50. Then I canceled a monthly donation to another charity and became a monthly donor for SIAI.

135€ to general fund (via resolution)

$100 to the general fund.

$100 to general fund. I've recently received some unexpected cash and am looking at ways to increase humanity's expected utility. I'll be donating to SENS and the Methuselah Foundation as well. Where else should I be looking?

I donated 250 USD to the general fund, and plan to continue giving in the long term.

I put in ~1000 or so over a few months. For a better world!

Just donated 100 CAD (about 95 USD) to the general fund.

It's a shame the 'challenge' only lasts until tomorrow. I only found a job recently (my first as a programmer!), so I'm still kinda poor.

Just realized this is the last day before the challenge so I've donated AU$25

I've just donated $25 to the general fund.

edit: And it's the third time I donate, IIRC.

Donated $10. Keep up the good work.

I've given US$130 so far, plus a $300 check mailed 2/25 that may or may not arrive in time to be matched.

I donated $10 to the General Fund, and convinced my brother to do the same.

I'm also planning on putting out a general call for donations to my friends and family a few weeks before my birthday, in lieu of presents.

In an act of fantastic circularity, I gave $5 to the SIAI Visitors fund.

Just donated 35€, earmarked as a contribution to the "Collective Action" paper. Even though the money will return to the general fund, it doesn't hurt to hint at what I consider important, i.e. questions of collaboration and coordination.

donated to general fund

is there any great benefit to stating how much btw?

Just donated. Like other posters, I'm identifying myself here because of this, but I'm still uncomfortable sharing a dollar amount with the whole interworld.

Scraping in just under the deadline courtesy of a helpful reminder, I've donated a modest amount (anonymously, to the general fund). Cheers, folks.

Yesterday I donated $5 to the general fund.

Total raised so far: $100,000, with $0 remaining General Fund: $78,455

Looks like we did it. Thanks everyone who donated.