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Oxford University — Research on the Global Politics of AI

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  • Category: Longtermism
  • Focus Area: Potential Risks from Advanced AI
  • Organization Name: Oxford University
  • Amount: $429,770

  • Award Date: July 2018

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    Grant investigator: Nick Beckstead

    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. Oxford University staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.

    The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a gift of £323,646 ($429,769.52 at the time of conversion) to Oxford University to support research on the global politics of advanced artificial intelligence. The work will be led by Professor Allan Dafoe at the Future of Humanity Institute in Oxford, United Kingdom. The Open Philanthropy Project recommended additional funds to support this work in 2017, while Professor Dafoe was at Yale.

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

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