Will someone recieve funding to investigate the viability of selectively breeding octopuses for intelligence by the end of 2022?

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There is some interest in breeding octopuses for intelligence, possibly as an alternative to computer-based AGI https://twitter.com/richardmcngo/status/1492212649941037056?lang=en-GB https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/DaFG3GKsBrsAnAERR/save-humanity-breed-sapient-octopuses This market will resolve "YES" if at any time before December 31st 11:59 PM UTC 2022, I think there is sufficient evidence that someone has recieved funding to investigate whether it is viable to selectively breed octopuses for intelligence. I think this funding would likely come from an EA or rationalist-adjacent funder, for example FTX, OpenPhil, Survival and Flourishing, New Science, ACX Grants, LTFF. The funding does not have to be from one of these sources. Joke funding for the purpose of winning this market will not count. Apr 12, 2:08pm: Funding to actually do the breeding, rather than just investigate the viability will also lead to this resolving postively.

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