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Center for International Security and Cooperation — AI Accident Risk and Technology Competition

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  • Focus Area: Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  • Organization Name: Center for International Security and Cooperation
  • Amount: $67,000

  • Award Date: September 2020

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    Open Philanthropy recommended a planning grant of $67,000 to Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) to explore possible projects related to AI accident risk in the context of technology competition.

    This falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.

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