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AI Safety Funders Boost 2026 Donations Amid Growing Landscape

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A new bulletin from Less Wrong details the landscape of AI safety funders, highlighting significant increases in donations expected for 2026 from organizations like Coefficient Giving, Macroscopic, and Longview, alongside the emergence of the OpenAI Foundation as a major new donor. Coefficient Giving, previously part of Open Philanthropy, is noted as the largest funder, allocating $1 billion to catastrophic risks in 2026 and offering grants for capacity-building and career transition. Longview Philanthropy, founded by Natalie Cargill, acts as a donor advisor and has directed $266 million to AI risk reduction since 2018. AI

IMPACT Provides an overview of funding trends and opportunities in AI safety, guiding potential grantees and donors.

RANK_REASON This item is a digest and overview of AI safety funders, not a direct announcement from a frontier lab or a significant industry event.

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AI Safety Funders Boost 2026 Donations Amid Growing Landscape

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  1. LessWrong (AI tag) TIER_1 Deutsch(DE) · Carol N ·

    AI Safety Funder Bulletin

    <p>This is a digest of funders in the AI safety space. The goal is to give an overview of who is funding in the space that includes the most relevant information for people seeking funds, looking to donate, or looking to work in grantmaking.</p> <p>These tables are a rough summar…

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