Showing grants tagged "Global Catastrophic Risks"

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  1. UCLA School of Law — AI Governance

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $1,536,222
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  2. Stanford University — Support for Percy Liang

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $1,337,600
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  3. Future of Life Institute — General Support

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $100,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  4. Montreal Institute for Learning Algorithms — AI Safety Research

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $2,400,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  5. North Carolina State University — DIYbio Labs Project

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $252,725
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  6. Genspace — DIYbio Labs Project

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $454,025
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  7. NASEM — International Meeting on Governance of Dual-Use Research

    Award Date:
    05/2017
    Amount:
    $452,545
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  8. Rockefeller University — Viral Histone Mimics (Alexander Tarakhovsky)

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $1,500,000
    Scientific Research

  9. BioBricks Foundation — Biosecurity Activities at SB7.0

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $152,950
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  10. ClimateWorks Foundation — Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program

    Award Date:
    04/2017
    Amount:
    $3,000,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks