“We conduct foundational research into issues at the intersection of artificial intelligence and law”In its own words: law-ai.org
Legal research institute working on law and policy for AI risk, and running fellowships and field-building for AI law. Formerly the Legal Priorities Project (LPP, founded 2020); grants to either name are counted here.
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Received $14M from 7 funders
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Led by Christoph Winter (Director)Checked 26 Oct 2026
Money flows
Where its money came from and where it went. Pick years and what to show; hover a box or ribbon for details, click one to focus it, click the background to see everything.
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14 grants totalling $14M, newest first.
2026 1 grant · $6.4M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2026 | Coefficient Giving | $6.4M | General Support source |
2025 3 grants · $5.8M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $379k | AI Safety Community Building source |
| May 2025 | Coefficient Giving | $5.3M | General Support and Field-Building source |
| 24 Apr 2025 | Advanced Research + Invention Agency | $44k | Safeguarded AI (research services contract, 9 months); £34,272 incl. VAT where applicable (FY25-26 transparency recap) source |
2024 3 grants · $449k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Oct 2024 | Survival and Flourishing Fund | $134k | SFF-2024: General support of Center for Law and AI Risk source |
| Mar 2024 | Coefficient Giving | $300k | General Support source |
| 2024 | Future of Life Institute | $15k | Research into global governance institution design — Form 990 (2024) source |
2023 2 grants · $275k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2023 | Lightspeed Grants | $200k | Lightspeed 2023 (paid by Jaan Tallinn): General support — LSG project: Legal Priorities Project source |
| Aug 2023 | Coefficient Giving | $75k | Law & AI Summer Research Fellowship source |
2022 3 grants · $1.3M
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2022 | FTX Future Fund | $700k | One year of operating expenses and salaries source |
| May 2022 | FTX Future Fund | $138k | Regrant (recommended by an FTX regrantor): Essay contest aimed at revising OMB Circular A-4 to account for x-risk source |
| Apr 2022 | FTX Future Fund | $480k | Research and outreach: two hires and a summer institute source |
2021 2 grants · $270k
| Date | Funder | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2021 | Long-Term Future Fund | $135k | May 2021 payout report (Nov 2020 round to Apr 2021): Hiring staff for longtermist legal research and operations source |
| Jan 2021 | Long-Term Future Fund | $135k | Hiring staff to carry out longtermist academic legal research and increase the operational capacity of the organization. source |