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Grant to "support ALTER, an academic research and advocacy organization, which hopes to investigate, demonstrate, and foster useful ways to improve the future in the short term, and to safeguard and improve the long-term trajectory of humanity. The organization's initial focus is building bridges to academia via conferences and grants to find researchers who can focus on AI safety, and on policy for reducing biorisk."

$320K
Funder
FTX Future Fund
Recipient
Association For Long Term Existence And Resilience
Program
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Date
May 2022
Source
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Notes

[AI safety|Biosecurity and pandemic preparedness] Grant to "support ALTER, an academic research and advocacy organization, which hopes to investigate, demonstrate, and foster useful ways to improve the future in the short term, and to safeguard and improve the long-term trajectory of humanity. The organization's initial focus is building bridges to academia via conferences and grants to find researchers who can focus on AI safety, and on policy for reducing biorisk."

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Grant to "support the completion of a book which explores the nature of human values and the implications for aligning AI with human preferences."FTX Future FundBrian Christian$300KMay 2022
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Grant to "support one year of operating expenses and salaries at the Legal Priorities Project, a longtermist legal research and field-building organization."FTX Future FundLegal Priorities Project$700KJun 2022
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Grant to "support ALTER, an academic research and advocacy organization, which hopes to investigate, demonstrate, and foster useful ways to improve the future in the short term, and to safeguard and improve the long-term trajectory of humanity. The organization's initial focus is building bridges to academia via conferences and grants to find researchers who can focus on AI safety, and on policy for reducing biorisk." | Grants | Longterm Wiki