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Machine Intelligence Research Institute
OrganizationRevenue
$1.5 million
as of 2024
Headcount
42
as of 2024
Total Funding Raised
$15 million
as of 2025
Founded Date
Jan 2000
Key People
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Eliezer YudkowskyFounder
Research Fellow
2000 – present
Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Co-founded MIRI (as the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence) in 2000 alongside Brian and Sabine Atkins. Continues as a senior Research Fellow and key public spokesperson.
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Executive Director
– Jun 2023
Start date unknown; Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Served as Executive Director (CEO equivalent) and board member before transitioning to President role in 2023.
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President
Jun 2023 – present
Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Transitioned from CEO/Executive Director to President when Malo Bourgon became CEO in 2023. Previously served as Executive Director and was also a board member.
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Malo Bourgon
CEO
Jun 2023 – present
Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Transitioned from COO to CEO. Piloted the change starting February 2023, made official June 2023. Longest-standing MIRI team member after Eliezer Yudkowsky.
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Gretta Duleba
Head of Communications
2023 – present
Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Senior hire in 2023 to lead MIRI's communications team, working on public outreach, press, and media engagement alongside Rob Bensinger and Eliezer Yudkowsky.
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Brian AtkinsFounder
Co-Founder
2000 – present
Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Co-founded MIRI (originally the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence) in 2000 with Eliezer Yudkowsky and Sabine Atkins, providing initial funding.
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Sabine AtkinsFounder
Co-Founder
2000 – present
Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Co-founded MIRI (originally the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence) in 2000 with Eliezer Yudkowsky and Brian Atkins.
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Lisa Thiergart
Research Director
2023 – present
Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Senior hire in 2023 to manage MIRI's research staff and projects, charting new research strategy. Computer scientist from TUM and Georgia Tech with ML research background. Also leads the Technical Governance team.
All Facts
Financial
Annual Cash Burn$6.5 million2024▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $6.5 million | projects.propublica.org | f_I3Ifo1LuEg |
Headcount4220242 pts▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 42 | projects.propublica.org | f_61BEuj13Jg |
| Dec 2023 | 18 | intelligence.org | f_EUnXQGwIzd |
Revenue$1.5 million20242 pts▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1.5 million | projects.propublica.org | f_DgTzpJumMg |
| 2021 | $25.6 million | projects.propublica.org | f_RRODDJe5Xw |
Total Funding Raised$15 million2025▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $15 million | — | f_L3HohIdUBA |
Organization
Founded DateJan 2000—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Jan 2000 | intelligence.org | f_0YMlj7An1L |
HeadquartersBerkeley, CA—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Berkeley, CA | intelligence.org | f_fiWGIkqBqf |
Legal Structure501(c)(3) nonprofit—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 501(c)(3) nonprofit | intelligence.org | f_XPZa86Jco0 |
People
Founded ByfS1tEGKuNq—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Eliezer Yudkowsky | intelligence.org | f_QYWh1IZqjA |
General
Websitehttp://intelligence.org/—▶
| As Of | Value | Source | Fact ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | http://intelligence.org/ | wikidata.org | naKZe9gv3A |
Board Seats
1| Member | Role | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qowl2iAIFg | Board Member | intelligence.org | Start date unknown; Confirmed via web search as of 2026-03-16. Former Board Chair; remains on MIRI's board as of the October 2023 leadership announcement. |
Divisions
1| Name | DivisionType | Status | Source | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIRI Research | team | active | intelligence.org | Core technical research on mathematical foundations of AI alignment, including agent foundations and decision theory |
▶Internal Metadata
| ID | puAffUjWSS |
| Stable ID | puAffUjWSS |
| Wiki ID | E202 |
| Type | organization |
| YAML Source | packages/factbase/data/things/puAffUjWSS.yaml |
| Facts | 11 structured (12 total) |
| Records | 10 in 3 collections |