Jaan Tallinn
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This Wikidata page is a structured biographical reference for Jaan Tallinn, a key philanthropic figure in the AI safety ecosystem; useful as a quick factual lookup but not a substantive content resource.
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Wikidata entry for Jaan Tallinn, Estonian investor and programmer born in 1972, co-founder of Skype and Kazaa, and a prominent figure in AI safety funding and advocacy. He co-founded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) and the Future of Life Institute (FLI), and is a major donor to AI safety research organizations.
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- •Jaan Tallinn is an Estonian technologist and investor, born 1972, known for co-founding Skype and Kazaa.
- •He is a major funder and advocate for AI safety research, backing organizations like MIRI, FLI, and CSER.
- •Co-founded the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER) at Cambridge and the Future of Life Institute.
- •This is a structured Wikidata reference entry providing basic biographical metadata about a key AI safety community figure.
- •Tallinn has been vocal about existential risks from advanced AI and supports long-term safety research initiatives.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jaan Tallinn | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaan_Tallinn | — |
| Jaan Tallinn | Education | University of Tartu; Gustav Adolf Grammar School | — |
| Jaan Tallinn | Birth Year | 1972 | — |
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Estonian investor and programmer (born 1972)
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Jaan Tallinn
Estonian investor and programmer (born 1972)
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24 May 2014
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male
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Estonia
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Jaan Tallinn (Estonian)
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Jaan
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Tallinn
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date of birth
14 February 1972
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Tallinn
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Jüri Tallinn
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Estonian
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engineer
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investor
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University of Tartu
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Gustav Adolf Grammar School
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1990
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Skype
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Order of the White
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