“AI safety and security, Agentic AI, deep learning, decentralization technology, security and privacy.”In their own words: dawnsong.io
Professor of computer science at UC Berkeley researching AI safety and security, agentic AI and security/privacy; co-directs the Berkeley Center on Responsible Decentralized Intelligence.
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Received $5.4M from 4 funders
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Checked 25 Oct 2026
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5 grants totalling $5.4M, newest first.
2026 1 grant · $55k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2026 | Foresight Institute: Funding | ~$55k | Listed as previously funded on the AI for Science & Safety Nodes page. Affiliation: University of California. Project details and grant date not published; first listed by Jan 2026 (likely funded 2025). — AI for Science source |
2025 4 grants · $5.4M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Nov 2025 | AI2050 | ~$1.4M | AI2050 (Senior Fellow, 2025 cohort): AI2050 Senior Fellow, 2025 cohort; UC Berkeley. Per-fellow amount undisclosed. — AI2050 (Senior Fellow, 2025 cohort) source |
| Sep 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $200k | AI Cybersecurity Research and Workshop (Dawn Song) source |
| Jun 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $3.4M | Cyberoffense Benchmark (Dawn Song) source |
| 11 Feb 2025 | Science of Trustworthy AI | ~$370k | Science of Trustworthy AI — AI Safety Science (Feb 2025 cohort): Project: Exploring AI Safety in Free-Form, Evolutionary Multi-Agent Systems. PI initial only on page; verify before ingest. One of 27 AI Safety Science awards; per-project amount undisclosed. PI identified by Caroli source |