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Synthesizing Standalone World-Models

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Source ID6DGzYEPk_B
Descriptionto Thane Ruthenis, USD 51500, 2025-09-22
Source URLmanifund.org/projects/synthesizing-standalone-world-models
ParentManifund
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CreatedMar 12, 2026, 4:59 PM
UpdatedMar 14, 2026, 6:22 AM
SyncedMar 12, 2026, 4:59 PM

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granteeIdThane Ruthenis
orgEntityIdManifund(organization)
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granteeDisplayNameThane Ruthenis
nameSynthesizing Standalone World-Models
amount51500
currencyUSD
period
date2025-09-22
status
sourcemanifund.org/projects/synthesizing-standalone-world-models
notes[Science & technology, Technical AI safety, Global catastrophic risks] Research agenda aimed at developing methods for constructing powerful, easily interpretable world-models.
programId8jnn54YEbQ
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partial95% confidence

Last checked: 4/9/2026

The source confirms the grant name, amount ($51,500), grantee (Thane Ruthenis), and funder (Manifund). However, the source does not provide a specific grant date. The record claims a date of 2025-09-22, but the source is a Wayback Machine capture from 2026-01-15 showing the grant as 'Active' with $51,500 'raised' toward a $200,000 goal. The source does not specify when the grant was awarded or disbursed. The date field cannot be verified from this source.

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