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Modeling the Human Trajectory
June 2, 2020
In arriving at our funding priorities---including criminal justice reform, farm animal welfare, pandemic preparedness, health-related science, and artificial intelligence safety---Open Philanthropy has pondered profound questions. How much should we care about people who will live far in the future? Or about chickens today? What events could extinguish civilization? Could artificial intelligence... Read More
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New Staff in Communications, Grants, Operations, Programs, and Research (2020)
May 8, 2020
Since our last hiring update, we have had a lot of new staff join Open Philanthropy. I’d like to use this post to introduce the new members of our team. We’re excited to have them! Rinad Al-Anakrih, Operations Assistant Rinad joined Open Phil in August 2019. She recently graduated as part of the first class of Minerva, a new liberal arts college, where she studied Psychology and Biology.... Read More
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Our Progress in 2019 and Plans for 2020
May 8, 2020
This post compares our progress with the goals we set forth a year ago, and lays out our plans for the coming year. In brief: We recommended over $200 million worth of grants in 2019. The bulk of this came from recommendations to support GiveWell’s top charities and from our major current focus areas: potential risks of advanced AI, biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, criminal justice... Read More
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020
As part of our work on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have contracted Good Judgment Inc. to expand its efforts to aggregate, publish, and track forecasts about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hope that these forecasts can help improve planning by health security professionals and the broader public, limit the spread of the virus, and save lives. The initial set of predictions,... Read More
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020
As part of our work on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have contracted Good Judgment Inc. to expand its efforts to aggregate, publish, and track forecasts about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hope that these forecasts can help improve planning by health security professionals and the broader public, limit the spread of the virus, and save lives. The initial set of predictions,... Read More
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020
As part of our work on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have contracted Good Judgment Inc. to expand its efforts to aggregate, publish, and track forecasts about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hope that these forecasts can help improve planning by health security professionals and the broader public, limit the spread of the virus, and save lives. The initial set of predictions,... Read More
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020
As part of our work on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have contracted Good Judgment Inc. to expand its efforts to aggregate, publish, and track forecasts about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hope that these forecasts can help improve planning by health security professionals and the broader public, limit the spread of the virus, and save lives. The initial set of predictions,... Read More
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020
As part of our work on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have contracted Good Judgment Inc. to expand its efforts to aggregate, publish, and track forecasts about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hope that these forecasts can help improve planning by health security professionals and the broader public, limit the spread of the virus, and save lives. The initial set of predictions,... Read More
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020
As part of our work on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have contracted Good Judgment Inc. to expand its efforts to aggregate, publish, and track forecasts about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hope that these forecasts can help improve planning by health security professionals and the broader public, limit the spread of the virus, and save lives. The initial set of predictions,... Read More
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Forecasting the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 18, 2020
As part of our work on biosecurity and pandemic preparedness, we have contracted Good Judgment Inc. to expand its efforts to aggregate, publish, and track forecasts about the COVID-19 pandemic, with the hope that these forecasts can help improve planning by health security professionals and the broader public, limit the spread of the virus, and save lives. The initial set of predictions,... Read More
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