We occasionally publish blog posts to explain our general philosophy on giving, reflect on our progress thus far, announce our plans for the future, and more.
Blog Posts
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December 11, 2020
Title
2020 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2020
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 08, 2020
Title
Our AI Governance Grantmaking So Far
Date
December 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
November 23, 2020
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Staff – 2020
Date
November 2020
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 08, 2020
Title
New Report on How Much Computational Power It Takes to Match the Human Brain
Date
September 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Joseph Carlsmith
August 12, 2020
Title
How to Lower the Price of Plant-Based Meat
Date
August 2020
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
June 15, 2020
May 08, 2020
Title
New Staff in Communications, Grants, Operations, Programs, and Research (2020)
Date
May 2020
Focus Area
Author
Michael Levine
May 01, 2020
March 17, 2020
Title
Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
Date
March 2020
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
December 18, 2019
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Staff – 2019
Date
December 2019
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 06, 2019
Title
2019 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2019
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
November 07, 2019
October 10, 2019
Title
How Feasible Is Long-range Forecasting?
Date
October 2019
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
August 12, 2019
Title
Will Companies Make Good on Cage-Free Pledges?
Date
August 2019
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
August 06, 2019
Title
Questions We Ask Ourselves Before Making a Grant
Date
August 2019
Focus Area
Author
Michael Levine
July 09, 2019
Title
GiveWell’s Top Charities Are (Increasingly) Hard to Beat
Date
July 2019
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Alexander Berger
June 10, 2019
Title
Explaining Our Bet on Sherlock Biosciences’ Innovations in Viral Diagnostics
Date
June 2019
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Heather Youngs and Chris Somerville
April 09, 2019
Title
New Staff in Operations, Programs, and Research
Date
April 2019
Focus Area
Author
Michael Levine
April 08, 2019
Title
History of Philanthropy Literature Review: Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
Date
April 2019
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
April 08, 2019
March 07, 2019
Title
Reflections on Our 2018 Generalist Research Analyst Recruiting
Date
March 2019
Focus Area
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
February 28, 2019
Title
Supporting a New Technology Security Policy Think Tank
Date
February 2019
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
December 20, 2018
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2018
Date
December 2018
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 14, 2018
December 12, 2018
Title
2018 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2018
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 20, 2018
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Campaign for Marriage Equality
Date
September 2018
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
May 17, 2018
March 30, 2018
March 20, 2018
March 09, 2018
Title
An Update to How We’re Thinking About Grant Check-Ins
Date
March 2018
Focus Area
Author
Morgan Davis
February 14, 2018
February 02, 2018
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and State EITC Programs
Date
February 2018
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
January 26, 2018
Title
Update on Cause Prioritization at Open Philanthropy
Date
January 2018
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
January 18, 2018
Title
Fish: The Forgotten Farm Animal
Date
January 2018
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
January 10, 2018
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: Clinton Health Access Initiative’s Role in Global Price Drops for Antiretroviral Drugs
Date
January 2018
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 22, 2017
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2017
Date
December 2017
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 18, 2017
Title
Staff Members’ Personal Donations for Giving Season 2017
Date
December 2017
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 05, 2017
Title
Our ‘Second Chance’ Program for NIH Transformative Research Applicants
Date
December 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Heather Youngs
November 30, 2017
Title
Update on Investigating Neglected Goals in Biological Research
Date
November 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Nick Beckstead
September 25, 2017
Title
Aftereffects: In the U.S., Evidence Says Doing More Time Typically Leads to More Crime After
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
September 24, 2017
Title
Incapacitation: How Much Does Putting People Inside Prison Cut Crime Outside?
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
September 24, 2017
Title
Deterrence Is De Minimis
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
September 24, 2017
Title
Reasonable Doubt: A New Look at Whether Prison Growth Cuts Crime
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
September 18, 2017
Title
Why Did the EU Lead the World on Farm Animal Welfare and How Can It Lead Again?
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
September 15, 2017
Title
New Report on the Welfare Differences Between Cage and Cage-Free Housing
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Ajeya Cotra
June 26, 2017
June 21, 2017
Title
Updating My Risk Estimate for the Geomagnetic “Big One”
Date
June 2017
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
David Roodman
June 12, 2017
Title
The Open Philanthropy Project Is Now an Independent Organization
Date
June 2017
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 06, 2017
Title
New Report on Consciousness and Moral Patienthood
Date
June 2017
Focus Area
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
May 14, 2017