There's a good chance that LW wouldn't exist without Thiel funding. Peter Thiel is the primary funder of MIRI. He's also involved in funding OpenAI.
Unfortunately, there might be other reasons to support MIRI besides caring for an UFAI, such as, for example, getting a hold on promising AI research. Indeed OpenAI, if I recall correctly, has a laxer approach to such matters.
Let me rephrase my question: has Thiel explicitly voiced any concern regarding AI (in both directions, research being too slow / too fast)?
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