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.

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  1. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace — China and India Perspectives

    Award Date:
    12/2017
    Amount:
    $613,380
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  2. InterAcademy Partnership — BWC Meeting of State Parties Side Event

    Award Date:
    11/2017
    Amount:
    $14,605
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  3. Nuclear Threat Initiative — Biosecurity Program Support

    Award Date:
    10/2017
    Amount:
    $6,000,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness

  4. Machine Intelligence Research Institute — General Support

    Award Date:
    10/2017
    Amount:
    $3,750,000
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  5. UC Berkeley — AI Safety Research

    Award Date:
    10/2017
    Amount:
    $1,450,016
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  6. Solar Radiation Management Governance Initiative — General Support

    Award Date:
    09/2017
    Amount:
    $2,000,000
    Solar Radiation Management

  7. CNAS — Technological Risks and National Security

    Award Date:
    08/2017
    Amount:
    $260,000
    Global Catastrophic Risks

  8. BERI — Core Support and CHAI Collaboration

    Award Date:
    07/2017
    Amount:
    $403,890
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  9. Yale University — Research on the Global Politics of AI

    Award Date:
    07/2017
    Amount:
    $299,320
    Potential Risks from Advanced AI

  10. Smithsonian Institution — Outbreak Exhibit

    Award Date:
    07/2017
    Amount:
    $300,000
    Biosecurity and Pandemic Preparedness