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I'm not exactly sure what you mean by cleverness, but the folks at SIAI probably have more expertise than you in the "saving the world" domain, at least for now, if your own activities thus far have been limited to donating. Of course, there may be things that you haven't told us yet.
But even if your expertise is currently limited in this particular domain, this does not mean that you won't be able to catch up, or even surpass the SIAI people at some point. But it might take a while. Are you aware of this, and are you ready for that kind of commitment?
It sounds like you are not ruling out the possibility of trusting them 100% at some point. What are the necessary conditions that must be met for this to happen?
I think it's dangerous to become trapped in "market" and "specialization" ways of thinking in something as underfunded as this. It's not like there's a thriving, bustling saving-the-world market out there and the SIAI have shown themselves to be market leaders. It's more like they're the only show in town (at least according to LW wisdom; I'd be very interested to know about their "competitors").
Yes, I'm ready for some hard work. It's my life goal after all.
Sorry, I shouldn't have said "trusting 100%". The point I was trying to make is that I see "just give all your money to the SIAI" as a stopsign and I'm trying to see beyond it.
Nothing I've said should be taken as a non-endorsement of the SIAI. I think they're cute and awesome, and very likely to be getting some money from me soon.