Astera Institute (AI safety)↗

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Funder·Founded 2020·Berkeley, California, USA
“we take the risks associated with artificial intelligence extremely seriously”In its own words: astera.org

The AI safety work of Astera Institute; its largest AI safety effort is Simplex, which studies the internal geometric structure behind model abilities.

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Astera's AI safety work mainly backs Simplex, its largest effort in the area, which aims to build a science of intelligence and scale it to frontier systems. The page describes no open application or grant process.

Says it gives about $96M a year (FY2024)

On applying “One of the most important ways we hope to contribute to safety is by improving our scientific understanding of intelligence itself.” astera.org

Led by Jed McCaleb (President), Caitlin Hall (Chief Executive Officer)Checked 29 Oct 2026

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No application process: its AI safety page offers only a newsletter, and the funding mainly backs Astera's own Simplex effort.