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METR and RAND receive $38M from Audacious Project for AI safety evaluations

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The Audacious Project has awarded approximately $38 million in funding to Canary, a joint initiative with METR and RAND focused on evaluating AI systems for dangerous capabilities. METR will receive about $17 million of this to develop and deploy methods for assessing frontier AI systems' autonomous actions. This funding aims to inform decision-makers about potential risks and enable mitigation strategies for transformative AI. AI

RANK_REASON Significant funding award to a project focused on AI safety and evaluation.

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METR and RAND receive $38M from Audacious Project for AI safety evaluations

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  1. METR (Model Evaluation & Threat Research) TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    New Support Through The Audacious Project

    <p>The Audacious Project is a collaborative funding initiative which identifies and nurtures solutions to the world’s most urgent challenges.</p> <p>The Audacious Project catalyzed approximately $38 million of funding for Canary, a collaboration with METR and RAND focused on deve…

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