If you think that SIAI is the best charity, and you work for SIAI, should you give any money to charity?
Plus what Phil said. Plus, even if you can get all the volunteer researchers you want, you want them to be mentally healthy, not buy into ultra-demanding self-sacrificial ideals, have something to trade to their near-mode preferences, etc.
If you think that SIAI is the best charity, and you work for SIAI, should you give any money to charity?