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Useful background reference for understanding the institutional history of AI safety research; FHI's closure in 2024 marked a significant shift in the field's organizational landscape.
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Wikipedia article on the Future of Humanity Institute, a research center at the University of Oxford focused on big-picture questions for human civilization, including existential risk, AI safety, and long-term futures. FHI was founded by Nick Bostrom in 2005 and became one of the most influential organizations in the AI safety and existential risk research landscape before closing in 2024.
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- •FHI was founded in 2005 by Nick Bostrom at Oxford and was a pioneering institution in existential risk and AI safety research
- •Research areas included AI safety, biosecurity, macrostrategy, and the long-term future of humanity
- •Notable researchers included Toby Ord, Anders Sandberg, and many others who shaped the EA and AI safety communities
- •FHI published influential works including Bostrom's 'Superintelligence' and contributed to global AI governance discussions
- •FHI officially closed in April 2024 after years of administrative difficulties within Oxford University
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# Future of Humanity Institute
Future of Humanity Institute
Defunct research centre at Oxford University
Not to be confused with [Future of Life Institute](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Life_Institute "Future of Life Institute").
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| Formation | 2005;21years ago(2005) |
| Dissolved | 16April2024;21 months ago(2024-04-16) |
| Purpose | Research big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects |
| Headquarters | [Oxford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford "Oxford"), [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England") |
| Director | [Nick Bostrom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom "Nick Bostrom") |
| Parent organization | [Faculty of Philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_of_Philosophy,_University_of_Oxford "Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford"), [University of Oxford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford "University of Oxford") |
| Website | [futureofhumanityinstitute.org](http://www.futureofhumanityinstitute.org/) |
Future of Humanity Institute
The **Future of Humanity Institute** ( **FHI**) was an [interdisciplinary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interdisciplinary "Interdisciplinary") research centre at the [University of Oxford](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford "University of Oxford") investigating big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects. It was founded in 2005 as part of the [Faculty of Philosophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faculty_of_Philosophy,_University_of_Oxford "Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford") and the [Oxford Martin School](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford_Martin_School "Oxford Martin School").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Humanity_Institute#cite_note-martin-1) Its director was philosopher [Nick Bostrom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nick_Bostrom "Nick Bostrom"), and its research staff included futurist [Anders Sandberg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anders_Sandberg "Anders Sandberg") and [Giving What We Can](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giving_What_We_Can "Giving What We Can") founder [Toby Ord](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toby_Ord "Toby Ord").[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Humanity_Institute#cite_note-2)
Sharing an office and working closely with the [Centre for Effective Altruism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centre_for_Effective_Altruism "Centre for Effective Altruism"), the institute's stated objective was to focus research where it can make the greatest positive difference for humanity in the long term.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Humanity_Institute#cite_note-3)[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_of_Humanity_Institute#cite_note-aeon-4) It engaged in a mix of academic and outreach activ
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