I am fundraising for FightMND!
100 books. $50 each. $5,000 for FightMND.
I have written a book exploring the development of artificial intelligence: "Large Language Models, Reasoning Systems and the Path to Artificial General Intelligence"
I have arranged a limited print run of 100 hard copies. The cost of producing these books has already been funded separately, thanks to the help from my amazing colleagues at BlackRock. Rather than selling them commercially, I would like to use the entire print run to support FightMND.
If you choose to contribute $50 or more and would like a hard copy, then please let me know. I will provide a hard copy of the book as a thank-you, while copies remain available. Please note, if you request a copy of the book, then the donation is not tax-deductible.
My initial goal is simple: 100 books × $50 = $5,000 for FightMND.
You are also very welcome to support the campaign without requesting a book, and in that case your donation is tax-deductible.
All funds raised through this fundraising page go to FightMND.
Campaign update
Thanks to the generosity of everyone who has already supported this campaign. We are making excellent progress towards our original $5,000 target.
Given the encouraging response, I have decided to increase the fundraising goal to $6000.
The original commitment remains unchanged: 100 hard copies of the book are available as a thank-you for contributions of $50 or more, while stocks last. Additional donations, including contributions from people who do not request a book, will help us raise even more for FightMND.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed and helped spread the word.
You can contact me at kkumpf@ieee.org to let me know that you would like a hard copy of the book.
If you prefer to download a free softcopy of the book, you can find the link on my LinkedIn page.
Best wishes,
Karsten Kumpf
My Achievements
Fundraising page
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Added a Blog Post
Received 5 Donations
Reached Goal
Increased Target
Thank you to my Sponsors
$300
Aarti Angara
$269.13
Andrew Landman
Thank you Karsten, great cause!
$269.13
Julian Steeds
Great initiative for a worthwhile cause
$269.13
David Griffith
$269.13
Katie Petering
$216.50
Mary Sleiman
$216.50
H.t Kim
$163.43
Kylee Shepherd
$163.43
Will Berryman
Well done to you
$163.43
Jovi Chen
Thanks Karsten for this great initiative for me to help!
$163.43
Jamie Muller
$106.75
Karsten Kumpf
$106.75
Sasha
$106.75
William Porter
$106.75
Tom N
$106.75
Pearl Lee
The book is amazing!
$106.75
Yifan Zhao
$106.75
Monica Lai
$104.35
Becky Chang
$104.35
Tatiana Bernard
$104.35
Natasha Lee
$104.35
Clarice Mok
$82.13
Shannen Jacobson
$82.13
Christian Carrillo
Thanks for doing this Karsten
$82.13
Yue Bamba
Congrats again on the book, and thanks for organizing the fundraising
$82.13
Ann Jeffery
Congrats ! Amazing.
$82.13
Kathryn Webley
$75
Julie Chen
$60
William Douglas
$55.95
Siyuan Chen
$55.95
George Zhu
$54.75
Rhe Rahme
Happy with just one book for our household (Liam, Rhe, Finny and Olive) - thank you
$50
Uwe Helmes
$41.03
Kristen Coletta
Amazing work on the book and the cause, Karsten!
$23.81
Aileen Dever
Well done Karsten
