Future of Humanity Institute - Wikipedia

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 Defunct research centre at Oxford University 
 Not to be confused with Future of Life Institute . 
 

 Future of Humanity Institute Formation 2005 &#59; 21 years ago  ( 2005 ) Dissolved 16 April 2024 ; 22 months ago  ( 2024-04-16 ) Purpose Research big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects Headquarters Oxford , England Director Nick Bostrom Parent organization Faculty of Philosophy , University of Oxford Website futureofhumanityinstitute.org 
 The Future of Humanity Institute ( FHI ) was an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Oxford investigating big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects. It was founded in 2005 as part of the Faculty of Philosophy and the Oxford Martin School . [ 1 ] Its director was philosopher Nick Bostrom , and its research staff included futurist Anders Sandberg and Giving What We Can founder Toby Ord . [ 2 ] 

 Sharing an office and working closely with the Centre for Effective Altruism , the institute's stated objective was to focus research where it can make the greatest positive difference for humanity in the long term. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It engaged in a mix of academic and outreach activities, seeking to promote informed discussion and public engagement in government, businesses, universities, and other organizations. The centre's largest research funders included Amlin , Elon Musk , the European Research Council , Future of Life Institute , and Leverhulme Trust . [ 5 ] 

 On 16 April 2024 the University of Oxford closed the Institute, which said it had "faced increasing administrative headwinds within the Faculty of Philosophy ". [ 6 ] [ 7 ] 

 
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 Nick Bostrom established the institute in November 2005 as part of the Oxford Martin School, then the James Martin 21st Century School. [ 1 ] Between 2008 and 2010, FHI hosted the Global Catastrophic Risks conference, wrote 22 academic journal articles, and published 34 chapters in academic volumes. FHI researchers have given policy advice at the World Economic Forum , to the private and non-profit sector (such as the Macarthur Foundation , and the World Health Organization ), as well as to governmental bodies in Sweden, Singapore, Belgium, the United Kingdom, and the United States. 

 Bostrom and bioethicist Julian Savulescu also published the book Human Enhancement in March 2009. [ 8 ] Most recently, FHI has focused on the dangers of advanced artificial intelligence (AI). In 2014, its researchers published several books on AI risk, including Stuart Armstrong's Smarter Than Us and Bostrom's Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies . [ 9 ] [ 10 &#93

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