Many experts predict that leading AI systems will become smarter-than-human in the next decade, but efforts to mitigate the risks remain profoundly underfunded.
Our AI safety strategy has evolved significantly since 2015, moving from early field-building to a comprehensive three-pillar approach: improving visibility into AI capabilities through evaluations and forecasting, developing technical and policy safeguards against catastrophic risks, and building the talent pipeline and institutional capacity the field urgently needs.
Advances in frontier science and technology have historically been the key drivers of massive improvements in human well-being. Safety is sometimes portrayed as just an impediment to that progress, but we believe safety is both itself a key kind of progress and a precondition for ongoing innovation.
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. In recent decades, the farm animal welfare movement has improved conditions for hundreds of millions of animals through corporate campaigns. A new case study, commissioned by Open Philanthropy as part of the History of Philanthropy project at...
In early 2025, we launched a request for proposals (RFP) from organizations that fundraise for highly cost-effective charities. We're excited to share the results.
After a competitive process, we have decided to promote Matt to the role of senior program officer to lead our work in the space. His innovation policy grantmaking played a major role in our decision to launch the fund in the first place, and he has shown exceptional judgment in considering new areas for expansion — a key skill needed for this early phase of the Fund.
Some diseases that kill many people receive very few resources for the development of diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines. In relative terms, R&D funding varies by 10 times or more across diseases, often without good reason. This suggests that science funders could find high-impact opportunities by targeting the most neglected diseases.
In October 2024, we shared our plans to launch a new program in partnership with the Livelihood Impact Fund to help stimulate economic growth in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), with at least $40 million in funding over the first three years. After an extremely competitive hiring round, we’re excited to announce that we’ve hired Justin Sandefur to lead the program.
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. The TuriTap, a new low-tech water chlorination device that operates without electricity, entered a crucial phase of testing in January: a randomized controlled trial across 40 health care facilities in western Kenya. For Open Philanthropy, this represents...
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