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)
September 13, 2015
October 01, 2017
Title
October 2017 Update on Protect the People Grant
Date
October 2017
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Author
August 11, 2015
Title
Potential Risks from Advanced Artificial Intelligence
Date
August 2015
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
December 01, 2017
April 01, 2018
Title
Research and Development to Decrease Biosecurity Risks from Viral Pathogens
Date
April 2018
Focus Area
Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
Author
October 13, 2016
Title
Research on Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Date
October 2016
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
June 05, 2015
Title
Risks from Atomically Precise Manufacturing
Date
June 2015
Focus Area
Global Catastrophic Risks
Author
June 07, 2021
October 01, 2017
Title
Scientific Research Grants from the 2016 NIH Transformative Research Award RFP
Date
October 2017
Focus Area
Scientific Research
Author
March 01, 2015
April 01, 2013
Title
Seasonal Migration within Low-Income Countries
Date
April 2013
Focus Area
Immigration Policy
Author
March 25, 2021
Title
Semi-Informative Priors Over AI Timelines
Date
March 2021
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Tom Davidson
July 03, 2022
November 11, 2013
April 09, 2017
Title
Some Case Studies in Early Field Growth
Date
April 2017
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
June 07, 2021
October 06, 2022
Title
Telecommunications in LMICs
Date
October 2022
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
Lauren Gilbert
October 01, 2015
January 11, 2023
November 01, 2013
Title
Tobacco Control in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Date
November 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
October 01, 2013
Title
Traffic Safety in Low and Middle-Income Countries
Date
October 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
September 11, 2013
Title
Treatment of Animals in Industrial Agriculture
Date
September 2013
Focus Area
Farm Animal Welfare
Author
May 11, 2015
April 01, 2013
Title
Update on Co-Funding Grant to Population Services International Myanmar – April 2013
Date
April 2013
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
January 12, 2016
Title
Update on Co-Funding Grant to Population Services International Myanmar – January 2016
Date
January 2016
Focus Area
Global Health & Development
Author
June 27, 2023
Title
What a Compute-Centric Framework Says About Takeoff Speeds
Date
June 2023
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Tom Davidson
October 12, 2015
Title
What Do We Know about AI Timelines?
Date
October 2015
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Luke Muehlhauser
May 01, 2016