Showing grants tagged "Global Catastrophic Risks"

We’re open to supporting safe bets, like direct cash transfers to the world’s poorest people, as well as high-risk, high-reward projects, like minimizing risks from potentially world-changing science and technology. Read more about how we choose what to fund here.

  1. Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — General Support

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $150,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  2. RAND Corporation — Research on the State of AI Assurance Methods

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $30,751
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  3. Press Shop — Support for Human Compatible

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $17,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  4. Centre for Effective Altruism — Support for The Precipice

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $38,350
    Effective Altruism
  5. Ought — General Support (2020)

    Award Date:
    01/2020
    Amount:
    $1,333,333
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  6. UC Berkeley — AI Safety Research (2019)

    Award Date:
    12/2019
    Amount:
    $1,111,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  7. Stanford University — Global Catastrophic Risk Education

    Award Date:
    12/2019
    Amount:
    $250,000
    Global Catastrophic Risk
  8. Ought — General Support (2019)

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $1,000,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  9. UC Berkeley — Center for Human-Compatible AI

    Award Date:
    11/2019
    Amount:
    $200,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks
  10. Future of Life Institute — General Support (2019)

    Award Date:
    10/2019
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks