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Machine Intelligence Research Institute
OrganizationAlso known as: MIRI, Singularity Institute, Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence, SIAI
Revenue
$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
3EY
Eliezer YudkowskyFounder
Founder & Senior Research Fellow
Jan 2000 – present
Founded MIRI (as SIAI) in 2000; transitioned to Senior Research Fellow role
NS
President
May 2015 – present
Initially Executive Director (2015-2023); transitioned to President role
MB
Malo Bourgon
CEO
Jan 2023 – present
Became CEO as MIRI restructured leadership
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 |
Research Areas
2| Name | Description | Team Size | Started | Key Publication | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agent Foundations | Mathematical foundations of goal-directed AI systems | — | Jan 2014 | — | Core research program focused on logical uncertainty, decision theory, and Vingean reflection |
| Alignment Theory | Theoretical approaches to ensuring advanced AI systems are aligned with human values | — | Jan 2000 | — | MIRI's founding research focus; published extensively on corrigibility and value alignment |
▶Internal Metadata
| ID | puAffUjWSS |
| Stable ID | puAffUjWSS |
| Numeric ID | E202 |
| Type | organization |
| YAML Source | packages/kb/data/things/miri.yaml |
| Facts | 11 structured (12 total) |
| Records | 5 in 2 collections |