Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,700,000 over two years to the Center for Open Science to support the development of a systematic benchmark assessing how effectively large language models (LLMs) can evaluate, replicate, and conduct scientific research.
This grant was funded via a request for proposals for projects benchmarking LLM agents on consequential real-world tasks. This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $1,071,000 over two years to the Forecasting Research Institute to support the creation of a panel of AI experts who will forecast developments in AI capabilities, adoption, economic impacts, and other topics.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $8,000,000 over three years to the Clinton Health Access Initiative to support market shaping for sickle cell disease, with the goal of lowering prices and expanding access to diagnostics and treatments.
This follows our October 2023 support and falls within our focus area of global health R&D.
Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $1,070,495 over four years to the University of Southern California to support a clinical trial of combination supplements that have been shown to significantly reduce pre-term birth in low- and middle-income countries.
This follows our March 2023 support and falls within our focus area of scientific research, specifically within our interest in advancing human health and wellbeing.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $6,530,000 over three years to the Council on Strategic Risks to support its work on biosecurity fellowships and policy, as well as general operations.
This follows our September 2022 support and falls within our focus area of biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
Open Philanthropy recommended two grants totaling $10,000,000 over two years to Vital Strategies to support the RESET Alcohol Initiative, a consortium of six organizations working to reduce harms from excessive alcohol consumption in low- and middle-income countries.
This follows our January 2022 support and falls within our focus area of global public health policy.
Open Philanthropy recommended a gift of $330,000 over two years to Stanford University to support a project led by Professor Mark Davis to develop a human organoid system for investigating immunological mechanisms and testing vaccine efficacy.
Organoids are clusters of cells that are produced by inducing differentiation of stem cells into some or all of the various cell types that comprise specific types of tissues and organs in animals. In some cases, the cells in organoids also assemble in ways that mimic the morphology found in animals.
This falls within our focus area of scientific research.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $660,000 over three years to Langsikt to support its advocacy work on AI safety policy in Norway.
This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $2,500,000 over two years to Novartis to support a Phase IIa challenge trial of a new drug, ED1048, for the treatment of cryptosporidiosis.
Cryptosporidiosis is caused by the Cryptosporidium parasite. The parasite is widespread globally and highly resistant to sanitizers used for cleaning drinking water. The disease can be fatal in small children, the elderly, and immunocompromised people.
This falls within our focus area of scientific research.
Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of INR 20,401,514 (approximately $248,632 at the time of conversion) over two years to People For Animals Uttarakhand to support a farm animal welfare movement-building fellowship in collaboration with the Ahimsa Trust and Humane Society International India. This 10-month fellowship trains fellows and places them in farm animal welfare jobs and internships.
This follows our September 2023 support and falls within our focus area of farm animal welfare, specifically within our interest in farm animal welfare in Asia.