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Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative — Support for Kevin Esvelt’s Research

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  • Focus Area: Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
  • Organization Name: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative
  • Amount: $100,000

  • Award Date: March 2022

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    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $100,000 to the Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative to provide support for Kevin Esvelt’s Sculpting Evolution group at the MIT Media Lab.

    This follows our November 2021 support and falls within our focus area of biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.

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