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Hypermind — AI Forecasting

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  • Focus Area: Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  • Organization Name: Hypermind
  • Amount: $147,180

  • Award Date: March 2021

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    Open Philanthropy recommended a contract of $147,180 with Hypermind to support forecasts on AI development.

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

    This project was supported through a contractor agreement. While we typically do not publish pages for contractor agreements, we occasionally opt to do so.

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