Grant to "support Lightcone’s ongoing projects including running the LessWrong forum, hosting conferences and events, and maintaining an office space for Effective Altruist organizations."

$2M

Funder

FTX Future Fund

Recipient

Lightcone Infrastructure

Program

rHlJJ8FpqP

Date

Feb 2022

Source

web.archive.org↗

Notes

[Effective altruism|AI safety; staff-led] Grant to "support Lightcone’s ongoing projects including running the LessWrong forum, hosting conferences and events, and maintaining an office space for Effective Altruist organizations."

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Other Grants to Lightcone Infrastructure

Grant	Funder	Recipient	Amount	Date
General Support of Lightcone Infrastructure	Survival and Flourishing Fund	Lightcone Infrastructure	$1M	Jul 2022
General support of flexHEG prototyping	Survival and Flourishing Fund	Lightcone Infrastructure	$200K	2024
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General Support of Lightcone Infrastructure	Survival and Flourishing Fund	Lightcone Infrastructure	$380K	Jul 2021
Grant to Lightcone Infrastructure	Survival and Flourishing Fund	Lightcone Infrastructure	$1M	2025
Support for LessWrong.com, Lighthaven.space and other infrastructure that improves humanity's epistemics and long-term future	Centre for Effective Altruism	Lightcone Infrastructure	$250K	Oct 2024
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