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Wikidata entry for the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), a foundational AI safety and existential risk research organization at Oxford University that operated from 2005 until its closure in April 2024.
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This Wikidata page provides structured metadata about the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI), a multidisciplinary research group at Oxford University founded in 2005 and dissolved on April 16, 2024. FHI was a pioneering institution in AI safety, existential risk, and longtermism research. The entry documents key facts including its founding date, location, political ideology (longtermism), and closure.
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- •FHI was founded in 2005 at Oxford University and closed on April 16, 2024, after nearly two decades of influential research.
- •The institute was classified as both an organization and a research center focused on big-picture questions about humanity's future.
- •FHI's political ideology is listed as longtermism, reflecting its focus on long-term consequences for humanity.
- •The institute was headquartered in Oxford, UK, and had a significant social media presence with ~35,000 Twitter followers at peak.
- •FHI was a key institution in the AI safety and existential risk research ecosystem, influencing the broader field significantly.
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| Entity | Property | Value | As Of |
|---|---|---|---|
| Future of Humanity Institute | Website | http://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/ | — |
| Future of Humanity Institute | Founded Date | 2005 | — |
| Future of Humanity Institute | Country | United Kingdom | — |
| Future of Humanity Institute | Website | https://web.archive.org/web/2024/https://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk/ | — |
| Future of Humanity Institute | Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Humanity_Institute | — |
| Future of Humanity Institute | Headquarters | Oxford | — |
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Задача: "research big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects" (Russian)
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16 April 2024
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