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Future of Life Institute (FLI)

Safety Organization
Founded Mar 2014 (12 years old)futureoflife.org

Divisions & Teams

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NameTypeLeadStatusSince

Biannual. 33 indicators, 6 domains, 7 companies evaluated. Expert panel of 6 AI scientists.

ProgramActive2024Failed source check

Slaughterbots films (100M+ views), Lethal Autonomous Weapons Pledge (5,218 signatories), Autonomous Weapons Watch database.

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Vitalik Buterin PhD and Postdoctoral Fellowships in AI Existential Safety. Run with BAIF. 14+ PhD fellows and 4+ postdocs at top universities. Falls under Operations & Grants team.

ProgramAndrea BermanActive2022Failed source check

2015: $7M (Musk-funded), 2021: $25M (Buterin), 2022-2024: ~$16.5M total. AI safety, nuclear risk, autonomous weapons.

FundActiveNeeds attention

FLI's grantmaking arm. $25M+ distributed since 2015 across AI safety, nuclear risk, governance, and existential risk reduction. Andrea Berman is Grants Manager.

ProgramAndrea BermanActiveFailed source check

Storytelling, worldbuilding, scenario planning for beneficial tech futures.

ProgramEmilia JavorskyActive2024Verified

Campaigns include Asilomar Principles (5,700+ signatories), 2023 Pause Letter (33,000+ signatories), AI Act advocacy. EU and UN engagement. Led by Mark Brakel (Global Director of Policy).

ProgramMark BrakelActiveVerified