Vitalik clarified his relationship with the AI ​​security organization FLI, explaining the ideological differences between the two sides on AI risk issues.

On March 13, CoinFeed reported that Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin clarified his position on his donation of a large sum of money to the Future of Life Institute (FLI) years ago, and explained the similarities and differences between the two parties on the issue of AI risks. Vitalik stated that in 2021 he received a large amount of SHIB tokens, with a peak value exceeding $1 billion. He quickly converted some into ETH and donated it to relatively "normal" institutions, while donating the remaining half of the SHIB to FLI. At the time, FLI proposed a comprehensive roadmap covering risks in areas such as biology, nuclear energy, and AI, as well as promoting peace and cognition. FLI ultimately disbursed approximately $500 million, but subsequently shifted its internal strategy, prioritizing cultural and political action. Vitalik expressed concern about the large-scale coordination of political action, believing it could lead to unintended consequences and cause solutions to become coercive and fragile.