Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £38,000 (approximately $49,571 at the time of conversion) to the University of Southampton to support research led by Dr. Heather Browning on farm animal welfare.
This follows our September 2023 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $610,000 to Mantic to support research to improve the forecasting ability of LLMs, and to apply this technology to AI governance.
This falls within our focus area of forecasting.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $378,000 over two years to Ayuda Efectiva for general support. Ayuda Efectiva is a Spanish organization that works to fundraise for cost-effective charities, such as those recommended by GiveWell.
This follows our February 2023 support and falls within our focus area of empowering people to use their careers and donations to help others as much as possible.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of £1,256,600 (approximately $1,635,580 at the time of conversion) to Arcadia Impact to support the LEAH office space, effective altruism groups in London, and AI safety community building projects including the “London AI Safety Research Labs” and “Safe AI London” initiatives.
This follows our November 2023 support and falls within our focus area of Global Catastrophic Risks Capacity Building.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $358,850 to the Forecasting Research Institute to support a project operationalizing and forecasting tripwire capability evaluations of advanced AI systems.
This follows our April 2024 support and falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $10,000 to the Inclusive Abundance Initiative to support the Abundance Conference, a gathering focused on advancing solutions to scarcity challenges in housing, energy, and infrastructure.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $846,265 to The Vista Institute for AI Policy, an academic field-building organization focused on law and policy related to artificial intelligence, to support operational costs and field-building activities.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $900,000 to Blueprint Biosecurity for general support. Blueprint Biosecurity is a nonprofit dedicated to advancing technologies for pandemic prevention and mitigation.
This follows our August 2023 support and falls within our focus area of biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $46,600 to A World of Good Initiative to support an animal welfare forum, co-organized with the World Organization for Animal Health, which will convene government officials from approximately 30 Asian countries.
This falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare.
