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Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI)

Academic

Also known as: CHAI

Key People

3
SO
Sarah Otis
Assistant Director
Assistant Director of CHAI. Listed on CHAI people page as of 2026.
SR
Founder & Director
UC Berkeley EECS professor. Founded CHAI. Also Director of Kavli Center. Confirmed on humancompatible.ai/people as of 2026-03-16.
MN
Executive Director
Also Head of Strategic Outreach for Berkeley AI Research. Confirmed on humancompatible.ai/people as of 2026-03-16.

Funding History

2
Open Philanthropy Multi-Year RenewalgrantJan 2021
$11MLed by Open Philanthropy
Multi-year renewal grant from Open Philanthropy to CHAI, described as funding to 'expand research and student training'. Amount $11,355,246. Confirmed via vipulnaik.com donations database as of 2026-06-07.
donations.vipulnaik.com
Open Philanthropy Founding GrantgrantAug 2016
$5.6MLed by Open Philanthropy
Founding grant from Open Philanthropy (recommended to Good Ventures) for CHAI's establishment at UC Berkeley. Amount $5,555,550 over five years. Confirmed via vipulnaik.com donations database and Open Philanthropy grant page as of 2026-06-07.
donations.vipulnaik.com

All Facts

General

Websitehttps://humancompatible.aiview →

Divisions

2
NameDivisionTypeLeadStatusWebsiteSourceNotesSource check
CHAI ResearchlabStuart Russellactivehumancompatible.aihumancompatible.aiAcademic AI safety research lab at UC Berkeley founded by Stuart Russell. Researches value alignment, cooperative inverse reinforcement learning (CIRL), and human-AI interaction.Not checked
CHAI ResearchlabStuart Russellactivehumancompatible.aihumancompatible.aiAcademic AI safety research lab at UC Berkeley founded by Stuart Russell. Researches value alignment, cooperative inverse reinforcement learning (CIRL), and human-AI interaction. Lead: Stuart Russell (Professor, UC Berkeley; CHAI founder).Not checked
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