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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DP and I'm not a lawyer, but what about philanthropic donors with business interests on the study topic who then gave money to MITRE or RAND knowing they had a special relationship with a gov agency? Seems suspicious[/quote]

MITRE would never engage in a scenario like you’re suggesting. The alternative lines of business MITRE was pursuing, but has since stopped, were focused on topics that bridged government and industry interests. For example, securing the financial system takes solutions that require engagement from the banking industry and government. MITRE was trying to build new business around forming consortiums that would create technical solutions to tackle these problems, working with teams of big banks in this example. One of the requirements of those contracts was that the solutions developed needed to be shared openly for the greater good. It’s not a bad idea, but lots of staff didn’t like that it was a leadership focus that pulled MITRE away from its core FFRDC missions and sponsors.[/quote]

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/13/open-philanthropy-funding-ai-policy-00121362[/quote]

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