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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May 20, 2016
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Founding of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Date
May 2016
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 15, 2016
Title
History of Philanthropy Case Study: The Founding of the Center for Global Development
Date
June 2016
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Holden Karnofsky
June 22, 2016
Title
Concrete Problems in AI Safety
Date
June 2016
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Holden Karnofsky
July 15, 2016
September 06, 2016
Title
Three Key Issues I’ve Changed My Mind About
Date
September 2016
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 16, 2016
Title
Update on How We’re Thinking about Openness and Information Sharing
Date
September 2016
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
September 26, 2016
Title
Maybe the Murder Rate Levelled Off This Year?
Date
September 2016
Focus Area
Criminal Justice Reform
Author
David Roodman
October 25, 2016
Title
Efforts to Improve the Accuracy of Our Judgments and Forecasts
Date
October 2016
Focus Area
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
December 13, 2016
December 14, 2016
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2016
Date
December 2016
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 28, 2016
Title
Good Ventures and Giving Now vs. Later (2016 Update)
Date
December 2016
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
February 09, 2017
Title
Giving Suggestions Pertaining to Recent Executive Actions
Date
February 2017
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
February 16, 2017
March 02, 2017
Title
Technical and Philosophical Questions That Might Affect Our Grantmaking
Date
March 2017
Focus Area
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
March 14, 2017
April 11, 2017
Title
Why Are the US Corporate Cage-Free Campaigns Succeeding?
Date
April 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
April 26, 2017
Title
New Report on Early Field Growth
Date
April 2017
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
May 14, 2017
Title
Why This Could Be the Year of the Broiler Chicken
Date
May 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
June 06, 2017
Title
New Report on Consciousness and Moral Patienthood
Date
June 2017
Focus Area
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
June 12, 2017
Title
The Open Philanthropy Project Is Now an Independent Organization
Date
June 2017
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
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 26, 2017
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
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 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 24, 2017
Title
Deterrence Is De Minimis
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 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
November 30, 2017
Title
Update on Investigating Neglected Goals in Biological Research
Date
November 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Nick Beckstead
December 05, 2017
Title
Our ‘Second Chance’ Program for NIH Transformative Research Applicants
Date
December 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
Heather Youngs
December 18, 2017
Title
Staff Members’ Personal Donations for Giving Season 2017
Date
December 2017
Focus Area
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
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
January 18, 2018
Title
Fish: The Forgotten Farm Animal
Date
January 2018
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Lewis Bollard
January 26, 2018
Title
Update on Cause Prioritization at Open Philanthropy
Date
January 2018
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
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
February 14, 2018
March 09, 2018
Title
An Update to How We’re Thinking About Grant Check-Ins
Date
March 2018
Focus Area
Author
Morgan Davis
March 20, 2018
March 30, 2018
May 17, 2018
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
December 12, 2018
Title
2018 Allocation to GiveWell Top Charities
Date
December 2018
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Holden Karnofsky
December 14, 2018
December 20, 2018
Title
Suggestions for Individual Donors from Open Philanthropy Project Staff – 2018
Date
December 2018
Focus Area
Author
Holden Karnofsky
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
March 07, 2019
Title
Reflections on Our 2018 Generalist Research Analyst Recruiting
Date
March 2019
Focus Area
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
April 08, 2019
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 09, 2019