“part of an overall effort to grow the field of technical AI safety”In its own words: openphilanthropy.org
Open Philanthropy grants to individuals for study, training and work related to AI (AI scholarships, AI policy career training, and work and study support), recorded as pooled totals without named recipients.
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Discretionary grants from Open Philanthropy to individuals for study and training related to AI safety, for example 2018 master's-degree scholarships covering tuition, fees, living costs and travel. A staff grant investigator recommended them as part of an effort to grow the technical AI safety field; there was no open call.
Says it gives about $159k (2018)
Itemised here $867k in 3 grants
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3 grants totalling $867k, newest first. Recipients link to their own pages; people who received grants without a public profile are shown by number.
2022 1 grant · $113k
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2022 | Unknown recipients | $113k | AI Funding for Individuals — Work and Study Support — Open Philanthropy recommended a total of $113,372 to support individuals pursuing work and study related to potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence. The grant amount was updated in... [Navigating Transformative A source |
2020 1 grant · $594k
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2020 | Unknown recipients | $594k | Study and Training Related to AI Policy Careers: Grant is "flexible support to enable individuals to pursue and explore careers in artificial intelligence policy." Recipients include Emefa Agawu, Karson Elmgren, Individual #1686, Becca Kagan, and Individual #7147. The ways that.. source |
2018 1 grant · $159k
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2018 | Unknown recipients | $159k | AI Scholarships: Discretionary grant; total across grants to two artificial intelligence researcher, both over two years. The funding is intended to be used for the students’ tuition, fees, living expenses, and travel during their respective degree.... From Vipul Naik's donations source |