Vitalik clarifies his relationship with AI safety organization FLI, explaining their differences in philosophy Vitalik posted to clarify his past with FLI: In 2021, he received over $1 billion worth of SHIB at its peak and donated about half of it to FLI. At the time, FLI proposed a comprehensive roadmap addressing risks like AI, biology, and nuclear energy, later fulfilling around $500 million of that. However, FLI later shifted towards political action, which raised concerns for Vitalik. He believes large-scale political coordination could lead to unintended consequences, and related regulations often exempt national security agencies, which themselves can be sources of risk. He advocates for the d/acc path, which focuses on using open-source technology to help humanity survive safely. Recently, he has allocated around $40 million toward this direction, while also acknowledging FLI's recent initiatives like supporting the 'AI for Humanity Declaration.'