Research Grants
Center on Long-Term RiskRemote
Why this is on the board
The Center on Long-Term Risk funds research into how AI and other future technology could cause suffering on a large scale — a question few researchers are working on yet. In a field this small, a single grant decision helps determine which questions get researched at all, though this ad reads mainly as an invitation to apply for a grant yourself and less as a vacancy.
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About the role
A grantmaking fund supporting research and projects addressing long-term risks and worst-case scenarios in artificial intelligence and future technologies. - Apply for grants as an individual, academic institution, or charitable organisation working on s-risks or related priority research areas. - Fund managers evaluate applications on a rolling basis and make decisions by majority vote; grants support high-quality work relevant to long-term risk mitigation. - Indirect costs capped at 10% for…
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