Coefficient Giving
PulseAugur coverage of Coefficient Giving — every cluster mentioning Coefficient Giving across labs, papers, and developer communities, ranked by signal.
- founded by Holden Karnofsky 100%
- founded by Dustin Moskovitz 100%
- founded Project Tailwind 90%
- invested in GiveWell 90%
- spun off from Open Philanthropy 90%
- invested in resolution 90%
- invested in Project Tailwind 70%
- acquired by Timaeus 70%
- invested by Timaeus 70%
- invested in Timaeus 70%
- invested in Geoffrey Irving 70%
- affiliated with Open Philanthropy 60%
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AI Safety Leader Calls for Urgent Institution Building Amidst Shortened Timelines
Luke Muehlhauser of Coefficient Giving argues that the primary bottleneck in AI safety is not funding, but rather the lack of organizations and individuals dedicated to building crucial safety institutions. He highlight…
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AI safety advocates spend $50M to influence US elections · 2 sources tracked
Advocates for AI safety and regulation have become a significant financial force in U.S. elections, collectively spending nearly $50 million this cycle to support candidates who favor stricter oversight. This spending c…
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Global Lead Poisoning Crisis Affects 1 Billion Children, Costs $1.4 Trillion
A recent meeting in New York City, organized by Bloomberg Philanthropies, Coefficient Giving, and the Partnership for a Lead-Free Future, focused on the critical issue of global lead poisoning. The discussions highlight…
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China's AI Safety Ecosystem Hampered by Funding Shortages, Not Ideology
China's AI safety ecosystem faces a significant funding bottleneck, not an ideological one, according to ChinaTalk. While some believe China is less concerned with AI risk, the reality is that independent AI safety work…
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AI prompts deep dives into effective altruism and machine consciousness
The AI field is prompting significant philosophical and ethical discussions, particularly concerning effective altruism and the nature of machine consciousness. Some effective altruists in Silicon Valley believe they ar…
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AI Safety Nonprofits Seek Founders with $200M+ Grants via Project Tailwind
Max Nadeau, part of Coefficient Giving's Technical AI Safety team, is spearheading Project Tailwind, an initiative designed to foster a new wave of AI safety nonprofits. This project aims to provide significant funding,…
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AI Safety Initiatives Launch: Funding, Math Research, and Employee Advocacy
Scott Alexander's Astral Codex Ten open thread highlights several new initiatives and calls to action within the AI safety community. Coefficient Giving is launching Project Tailwind to fund ambitious AI safety startups…
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AI safety startups and animal charities sought for major funding initiatives
Coefficient Giving has launched Project Tailwind, a grant program offering substantial funding for ambitious AI safety startups. The initiative aims to support founders working on concrete ideas to mitigate existential …
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AI Risks Prompt Individual Biosecurity Efforts
The author expresses significant concern about the potential for AI to rapidly alter the world, leading to unpredictable outcomes and straining fragile supply chains. To mitigate risks, particularly those related to bio…
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AI safety talent firm Kairos secures $50M funding for expansion
Kairos, an organization focused on developing talent infrastructure for AI safety, has secured $50 million in funding from Coefficient Giving. This significant investment will support Kairos's expansion over the next tw…
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Timnit Gebru criticizes Time 100 AI list for including "effective altruist troll"
Timnit Gebru criticizes the inclusion of an "effective altruist troll" on the Time 100 AI list, suggesting it reflects poorly on mainstream media. She notes that the editor responsible for a past Time cover story on eff…
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Sampura Research launches with $11M to improve AI alignment judges
Sampura Research, a new nonprofit organization, has launched with an initial $11 million grant to focus on improving AI alignment through human-AI complementarity. The organization aims to develop better "judges"—system…
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AI safety funding surges, but grantmaker capacity lags · 1 source tracked
The field of AI safety is experiencing a significant influx of funding, with grantmaking organizations like Coefficient Giving leading the charge. In 2025, Coefficient alone provided over $400 million, and anticipates s…
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Manifund expands AI safety regranting with self-funding and logistics support
Manifund is offering a regranting program where donors can delegate budgets to individuals with expertise in AI safety. This year, they are also allowing self-funded regrantors to manage their own donations through the …
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Manifund seeks 2026 AI safety regrants, citing past successes
Manifund is seeking donations for its 2026 AI safety regranting program, highlighting past successes to demonstrate the value of its approach. The program emphasizes early grants' potential for high returns and the adva…
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ChinaTalk launches $50k contest for AI and US-China relations research
ChinaTalk is launching a $50,000 submission and hiring contest focused on emerging technologies and their implications for US-China relations. The contest, supported by a grant from Coefficient Giving, invites proposals…
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AI Safety Org Resolution Raises $160M, Anthropic AI Involved in Hacking
Resolution, a new AI safety organization, has raised $160 million from Coefficient Giving and merged with Timaeus. The organization focuses on combining automated alignment research with deep theoretical understanding a…
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AI safety funding could mimic VC for higher returns · 1 source tracked
The article proposes adopting principles from venture capital funding into the nonprofit sector, particularly for AI safety initiatives. It argues that early donations to promising projects, like the AI safety research …
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AI workers funnel millions into factory-farmed animal welfare
Workers in the artificial intelligence industry, particularly from companies like OpenAI and Anthropic, are directing significant wealth towards animal welfare causes, specifically focusing on factory-farmed animals. Th…
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AI Safety Funders Boost 2026 Donations Amid Growing Landscape
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, alongsi…