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New fund to boost AI corrigibility research with $200,000 in grants and prizes

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A new Corrigibility Research Fund has been launched, managed by Lightcone Infrastructure, with the goal of significantly increasing research into AI corrigibility. The fund, seeded by philanthropist Peter McCluskey, will distribute at least $200,000 in 2026 through grants and prizes. Corrigibility is seen as a promising approach to ensuring advanced AI remains aligned with human values by designing AI systems that defer to human principals rather than making independent judgments. AI

IMPACT This initiative aims to accelerate research into AI alignment by focusing on corrigibility, potentially leading to safer advanced AI systems.

RANK_REASON A new fund is established with a significant amount of money dedicated to a specific area of AI safety research. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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New fund to boost AI corrigibility research with $200,000 in grants and prizes

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  1. Alignment Forum TIER_1 English(EN) · Max Harms ·

    Announcing the Corrigibility Research Fund

    <p><b><span>TLDR:</span></b><span> I'm managing a new fund, housed at Lightcone Infrastructure, that will award </span><b><span>at least $200,000 in grants and prizes for corrigibility research in 2026</span></b><span>. Roughly half will go to traditional grants (first applicatio…

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