Upskilling in contemporary AI techniques, deep RL, and AI safety, before pursuing a ML PhD

$10K

Funder

Long-Term Future Fund (LTFF)

Recipient

Orpheus Lummis

Program

Date

Apr 2019

Source

funds.effectivealtruism.org↗

Notes

[Long-Term Future Fund] Upskilling in contemporary AI techniques, deep RL, and AI safety, before pursuing a ML PhD

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1

Grant	Funder	Recipient	Amount	Date
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