Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. This is a list of social science research topics related to animal welfare, developed by researchers on the Open Phil farm animal welfare (FAW) team. ...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. In past years, we sometimes published suggestions for individual donors looking for organizations to support. This post shares new suggestions from Open Philanthropy program staff who...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. Open Philanthropy runs a program called “Career Development and Transition Funding” (CDTF) — see this post for information on recent updates we made to it. This...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added a new cause area to our Global Health and Wellbeing portfolio: Global Public Health Policy. The program will be overseen...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. In the wake of surprisingly rapid progress in large language models (LLMs) like GPT-4, some experts have predicted that AI systems will be able to outperform...
This post outlines our plans for funding GiveWell's recommended charities from 2023-25, how we decided on those plans, and why we still view GiveWell as the gold standard for donors seeking evidence-backed giving opportunities.
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. In March 2023, we launched the Open Philanthropy AI Worldviews Contest. The goal of the contest was to surface novel considerations that could affect our views on...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. This post was originally shared on the Effective Altruism Forum. You can see further discussion on the original post. In 2019, Open Philanthropy commissioned...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. On behalf of Open Philanthropy’s board, I’m excited to announce that Alexander Berger is now sole CEO of Open Philanthropy! Alexander has served as co-CEO...
Editor’s note: This article was published under our former name, Open Philanthropy. Some content may be outdated. You can see our latest writing here. As of August 1st, 2023, this RFI is closed. Open Philanthropy is interested in exploring and potentially supporting novel opportunities to reduce pathogen transmission in...