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Funding Program: 2015 AI Safety Research Grant Program

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1 check · 4/14/2026

The source text directly confirms all three key fields: (1) name matches '2015 AI Safety Grant Program'; (2) budget is stated as '$6.5M' which equals the claimed 6,500,000 (i.e. ~6.5 million); (3) status is listed as 'Completed' which aligns with the claimed 'awarded' status (the grants were awarded and the program is now completed). The source provides extensive documentation of individual grants awarded under this program, further confirming the program's existence and funding.

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Name
2015 AI Safety Research Grant Program
Description
First peer-reviewed AI safety grant program; 37 grants funded from Elon Musk's $10M donation
Program Type
grant-round
Total Budget
6500000
Currency
USD
Status
awarded
Notes
$6.5M distributed. Largest grant $1.5M to FHI (Nick Bostrom). Recipients included MIRI, UC Berkeley (Stuart Russell).

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confirmed99%Haiku 4.5 · 4/14/2026

NoteThe source text directly confirms all three key fields: (1) name matches '2015 AI Safety Grant Program'; (2) budget is stated as '$6.5M' which equals the claimed 6,500,000 (i.e. ~6.5 million); (3) status is listed as 'Completed' which aligns with the claimed 'awarded' status (the grants were awarded and the program is now completed). The source provides extensive documentation of individual grants awarded under this program, further confirming the program's existence and funding.

Case № 3uCZOxUXEIFiled 4/14/2026Confidence 99%
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