Conjecture

Safety Org

Also known as: Conjecture AI

Founded Mar 2022 (4 years old) by Connor Leahy, Sid Black, and Gabriel Alfour

Conjecture is an AI safety research organization founded in 2021 by Connor Leahy and a team of researchers concerned about existential risks from advanced AI.

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Total Funding Raised

$25 million

as of Dec 2022

Key People

3 total tracked

Funding Received

$1M

4 grants

Grants Received

4 grants totaling $1M

Grant	Funder	Amount	Date
Conjecture — SERI MATS Program in London (2022)source	Coefficient Giving	$457,380	2022-10
Conjecture — SERI MATS (2023)source	Coefficient Giving	$245,000	2023-04
Conjecture — AI Safety Technical Programsource	Coefficient Giving	$223,569	2023-05
Conjecture — Cybersecurity Bootcampsource	Coefficient Giving	$223,134	2025-06

Other Data

Major research initiatives and focus areas.

1 entry

Name	Description	Team Size	Started
Cognitive Emulation (CoEm)	Approach to building AI systems that emulate human cognitive processes rather than optimizing black-box objectives	—	Mar 2022

Key People

Connor LeahyFounder

CEO & Co-founder

Mar 2022 – present

Previously co-founded EleutherAI; prominent AI safety advocate and public commentator

Sid BlackFounder

Co-founder

Mar 2022 – present

Previously co-founded EleutherAI

Gabriel AlfourFounder

Co-founder

Mar 2022 – present

Co-founded Conjecture with Connor Leahy and Sid Black

Related Organizations

Coefficient GivingFunder

Oct 2022

Facts6

Financial

Total Funding Raised$25 million

Organization

Founded DateMar 2022

HeadquartersLondon, UK

Legal StructurePrivate company

People

Founded ByConnor Leahy, sid-black, gabriel-alfour

General

Websitehttps://www.conjecture.org

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