The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a total of approximately $1,135,000 over five years in PhD fellowship support to seven machine learning researchers that together represent the 2018 class of the Open Phil AI Fellowship.{footnote_1} These fellows were selected from more than 180 applicants for their academic excellence, technical knowledge, careful reasoning, and interest in making the long-term, large-scale impacts of AI a central focus of their research. This falls within Open Philanthropy's work on potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Phil AI Fellowship — 2018 Class
- Organization:
- Open Phil AI Fellowship
- Award Date:
- 05/2018
- Amount:
- $1,135,000
- Purpose:
- To provide scholarship support to seven machine learning researchers over five years.