A pooled lottery in which one winner directs a whole block of donations. Most winners published nothing; the reported allocations in scope here are Adam Gleave's 2017 grant to AI Impacts and Beth Barnes's 2019 grants for Adam Shimi's and Steve Byrnes's AI safety research.
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Itemised here $55k in 3 grants
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3 grants totalling $55k, newest first. Recipients link to their own pages; people who received grants without a public profile are shown by number.
2020 1 grant · $40k
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2020 | Adam Shimi | $40k | €34,000 ($40,430.45 as stated) to EA France to employ Adam Shimi for a year of AI safety research; recommended by Beth Barnes, winner of the 2019 $500k block (date is the EA Funds post, 17 Nov 2020). Possible overlap with LTFF's 2021 one-year grant to Shimi; not confirmed either source |
2018 2 grants · $15k
| Date | Recipient | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2018 | Global Catastrophic Risk Institute | ~$10k | So that Seth Baum can continue his work; recommended by Adam Gleave (2017 donor lottery) [AI-safety share est. 50% of $20,000 (range 30–75%): Gleave notes GCRI's work 'intentionally spans a wide range of catastrophic risks' and that 'nuclear weapons and artificial intelligence ar source |
| Nov 2018 | AI Impacts | $5k | Runway and new hires; recommended by Adam Gleave, winner of a $100k block of CEA's 2017 donor lottery (date is the report's, 12 Nov 2018; payment date not stated) source |