funding-program
2015 AI Safety Research Grant Program
Metadata
| Source Table | funding_programs |
| Source ID | 3uCZOxUXEI |
| Description | First peer-reviewed AI safety grant program; 37 grants funded from Elon Musk's $10M donation |
| Source URL | futureoflife.org/grant-program/2015-grant-program/ |
| Parent | Future of Life Institute (FLI) |
| Children | — |
| Created | Mar 25, 2026, 4:44 AM |
| Updated | Mar 25, 2026, 4:44 AM |
| Synced | Mar 25, 2026, 4:44 AM |
Record Data
id | 3uCZOxUXEI |
orgId | Future of Life Institute (FLI)(organization) |
divisionId | ov901J11Xp |
name | 2015 AI Safety Research Grant Program |
description | First peer-reviewed AI safety grant program; 37 grants funded from Elon Musk's $10M donation |
programType | grant-round |
totalBudget | 6500000 |
currency | USD |
applicationUrl | — |
openDate | — |
deadline | — |
status | awarded |
source | futureoflife.org/grant-program/2015-grant-program/ |
notes | $6.5M distributed. Largest grant $1.5M to FHI (Nick Bostrom). Recipients included MIRI, UC Berkeley (Stuart Russell). |
Source Check Verdicts
confirmed99% confidence
Last checked: 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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Source Table: funding_programs
Source ID: 3uCZOxUXEI