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Grantmaking.ai launches $1M fund for AI existential risk mitigation

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Grantmaking.ai has launched a $1 million grant round to fund projects focused on mitigating existential risks from artificial intelligence. The platform aims to create a public repository for AI safety funding opportunities, allowing both grantees to apply for funds and funders to review and comment on applications. The initiative seeks to improve the speed and efficiency of funding within the AI safety community, particularly for smaller grants that may receive less attention from larger, private funds. AI

IMPACT This initiative aims to streamline and increase funding for AI safety research, potentially accelerating progress in mitigating existential risks.

RANK_REASON Significant funding round for an AI safety initiative. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Grantmaking.ai launches $1M fund for AI existential risk mitigation

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Significant funding round for an AI safety initiative. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]
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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 English(EN) · mbrooks ·

    $1M AI x-risk grant round is live on grantmaking.ai - apply for funding, review applicants, or fund projects

    <h2><span>TLDR: what is the grant round?</span></h2><p><a href="http://grantmaking.ai"><span>grantmaking.ai</span></a><span> is launching a $1M </span><a href="https://www.grantmaking.ai/apply"><span>grant round</span></a><span>, distributing $5k to $50k per successful applicatio…

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