AI Safety Support — MATS Program Extension

[Navigating Transformative AI] Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $709,567 to AI Safety Support to support an extension of the MATS program, enabling up to 10 mentors and scholars to continue their research in AI safety. The MATS program is an educational seminar and independent research program that provides talented scholars with talks, workshops, and research mentorship in the fields of AI alignment, interpretability, and governance. The program also connects participants with the Berkeley AI safety research community. This follows our November 2023 support and falls within our focus area of potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.