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This is an Open Philanthropy grant page for Rethink Priorities' general support in 2024, relevant to AI safety as Rethink Priorities conducts research on AI risk, existential risk, and related policy questions that inform philanthropic and strategic decisions in the field.

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Summary

This page documents Open Philanthropy's general support grant to Rethink Priorities in 2024. Rethink Priorities is a research organization that conducts analysis on high-impact cause areas including AI safety and existential risk. The grant reflects Open Philanthropy's prioritization of research that informs effective philanthropic allocation.

Key Points

  • Open Philanthropy provided general support funding to Rethink Priorities in 2024.
  • Rethink Priorities conducts research across multiple cause areas including AI safety, biosecurity, and animal welfare.
  • Open Philanthropy evaluates causes using importance, neglectedness, and tractability criteria.
  • The grant falls under Open Philanthropy's broader portfolio including 'Navigating Transformative AI' and 'Global Catastrophic Risks' funds.
  • General support grants give recipient organizations flexibility to allocate resources across their research priorities.

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We’ve evaluated hundreds of causes to identify where philanthropic capital can have outsize leverage. Our funds enable philanthropists to pool resources around these high-impact opportunities. 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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 Abundance & Growth

 
 Accelerating growth and scientific progress 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Air Quality

 
 Improving health through cleaner air 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness

 
 Building resilience against biological risk 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Effective Giving & Careers

 
 Empowering people to maximize their impact 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Farm Animal Welfare

 
 Improving the lives of farmed animals 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Forecasting

 
 Improving how critical decisions are made 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Global Aid Policy

 
 Encouraging generous and cost-effective aid 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities

 
 Countering threats to civilization 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Global Growth

 
 Supporting growth to reduce global poverty 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Global Health & Wellbeing Opportunities

 
 Improving health and wellbeing for all people 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Lead Exposure Action Fund

 
 Accelerating progress toward a lead-free world 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Navigating Transformative AI

 
 Ensuring that AI is safe and well-governed 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 Science and Global Health R&D

 
 Supporting lifesaving ideas and discoveries 
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 We believe the most important decision a philanthropist makes is choosing which causes to fund.

 That’s why we devote significant effort to investigating specific areas before committing resources to them. We evaluate causes using three key criteria:

 
 Importance

 The scale and severity of the problem

 
 Neglectedness

 Whether the cause receives adequate attention and resources

 
 Tractability

 The likelihood that additional resources can create meaningful progress

 
 
 
 
 
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