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One-course teaching buyout for Steve Peterson for two academic semesters to work on the foundational issue of *agency* for AI safety

$21K
Funder
Long-Term Future Fund (LTFF)wiki
Recipient
Steve Petersen
Program
Long-Term Future Fund Grant Rounds
Date
Oct 2022
Source
funds.effectivealtruism.org↗
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[Long-Term Future Fund] One-course teaching buyout for Steve Peterson for two academic semesters to work on the foundational issue of *agency* for AI safety

Other Grants by Long-Term Future Fund (LTFF)

544
GrantRecipientAmountDate
6-month salary to translate AGI safety-related texts, e.g. LessWrong and AI Alignment Forum, into RussianMaksim Vymenets$13KJan 2022
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6-month salary to write a book on philosophy + history of longtermist thinking, while longer-term funding is arrangedThomas Moynihan$28KOct 2021
12-month salary for researching value learningCharlie Steiner$50KJan 2022
Conducting a computational study on using a light-to-vibrations mechanism as a targeted antiviral.Gavin Taylor$30KJul 2020
Support Sam's participation in ‘Mid-term AI impacts’ research projectSam Clarke$4.5KOct 2020
PhD at CambridgeRichard Ngo$150KJul 2020
Funding a nordic conference for senior X-risk researchers and junior talents interested in entering the fieldEffektiv Altruism Sverige (EA Sweden)$4.6KOct 2021
Funding for a degree in the Biological Sciences at UCSD (University of California San Diego)Kristaps Zilgalvis$250KOct 2021
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Other Grants to Steve Petersen

1
GrantRecipientAmountDate
Systems that "give a damn"Steve Petersen$12KAug 2025
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