We’ve investigated a number of topics to inform the causes we choose to focus on. This page includes the public writeups we have available from our cause investigations, as well as research reports we have written on topics related to our established focus areas.
Research Reports
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Title
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Date
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Focus Area
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Author(s)
March 25, 2021
Title
Semi-informative priors over AI timelines
Date
March 2021
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Tom Davidson
September 11, 2020
Title
How Much Computational Power Does It Take to Match the Human Brain?
Date
September 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Joseph Carlsmith
April 01, 2018
Title
Research and Development to Decrease Biosecurity Risks from Viral Pathogens
Date
April 2018
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Author
December 01, 2017
October 01, 2017
Title
Scientific Research Grants from the 2016 NIH Transformative Research Award RFP
Date
October 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
October 01, 2017
Title
A Software Agent Illustrating Some Features of an Illusionist Account of Consciousness
Date
October 2017
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
October 01, 2017
Title
October 2017 Update on Protect the People Grant
Date
October 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Author
September 15, 2017
Title
How Will Hen Welfare Be Impacted by the Transition to Cage-Free Housing?
Date
September 2017
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
Ajeya Cotra
September 13, 2017