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Grant: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — MATS (November 2023) (Coefficient Giving → Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative)

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1 check · 4/9/2026

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Name
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — MATS (November 2023)
Amount
$2,641,368
Currency
USD
Date
November 2023
Notes
[Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building] Open Philanthropy recommended two grants totaling $2,641,368 to the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative to support its collaboration with AI Safety Support on the ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) program. The MATS program is an expand[Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building] Open Philanthropy recommended two grants totaling $2,641,368 to the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative to support its collaboration with AI Safety Support on the ML Alignment & Theory Scholars (MATS) program. The MATS program is an educational seminar and independent research program that provides talented scholars with talks, workshops, and research mentorship in the fields of AI alignment, interpretability, and governance. The program also connects participants with the Berkeley AI safety research community. This follows our June 2023 support and falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.

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Name
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — MATS (November 2023)
Grantee
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building
Amount
$2,641,368.00

NoteDeterministic match: grantee, amount, date matched in source snapshot (2714 rows)

Case № K_UR9yJnYyFiled 4/9/2026Confidence 95%
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