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METR

Safety Organization
metr.org ↗
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Key People

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Chris Painter
President
President of METR. Listed on the METR team page as of 2026.

Funding History

3
SFF Grant 2025grant2025
$120KLed by Survival and Flourishing Fund (Jaan Tallinn)
Philanthropic grant via SFF S-Process, recommended by Jaan Tallinn. Includes $120k direct grant plus $428k conditional matching pledge (totaling up to $548k if matched). Confirmed in SFF public recommendations database.
survivalandflourishing.fund
Audacious Project (Project Canary)grantOct 2024
$17MLed by The Audacious Project
Multi-year philanthropic grant via The Audacious Project (a TED initiative). METR received ~$17M as part of a $38M joint commitment with RAND. Backers include Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, MacKenzie Scott, Skoll Foundation. Called 'Project Canary'. Confirmed Oct 2024.
metr.org
SFF Grant 2024grant2024
$204KLed by Survival and Flourishing Fund (Jaan Tallinn)
Philanthropic grant via SFF S-Process, recommended by Jaan Tallinn. Recipient listed as Model Evaluation and Threat Research, Inc. (METR as standalone nonprofit). Confirmed in SFF public recommendations database.
survivalandflourishing.fund

All Facts

Background1General1

Background

Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metre—view →

General

Websitehttps://metr.org—view →

Board Seats

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MemberRoleSourceNotesSource check
Adam GleaveAdvisor and Board Membermetr.orgAdvisor and board member at METR. Listed on the METR team page as of 2026.Not checked
JtfLbrwBY4Advisor and Board Membermetr.orgAdvisor and board member at METR. Listed on the METR team page as of 2026.Not checked
Alec RadfordAdvisormetr.orgAdvisor to METR. Listed on the METR team page as of 2026.Not checked
Yoshua BengioAdvisormetr.orgAdvisor to METR. Yoshua Bengio is a Turing Award winner and prominent AI safety researcher. Listed on the METR team page as of 2026.Not checked
zo0QGgyQBeAdvisormetr.orgAdvisor to METR. Listed on the METR team page as of 2026.Not checked
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Facts: 2 structured (3 total)
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