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Michael Aird – AI Program Director, Longview Philanthropy

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This is the staff profile page for Michael Aird, AI Program Director at Longview Philanthropy, who leads AI grantmaking and has extensive experience across AI governance and safety institutions.

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This page profiles Michael Aird, who directs AI grantmaking at Longview Philanthropy. He has a background spanning RAND's Center on AI, Security, and Technology, the Centre for the Governance of AI, the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy, and Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute. He is also a board member at the MATS Program.

Key Points

  • Michael Aird leads AI grantmaking at Longview Philanthropy, a major funder in the AI safety space.
  • Previously associate director at RAND Center on AI, Security, and Technology, helping grow it to 100+ people.
  • Affiliate at the Centre for the Governance of AI and co-founder of the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy.
  • Former Research Scholar at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute, a key AI safety research hub.
  • Board member at the MATS Program, which supports AI safety research mentorship.

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 Michael Aird

 
 AI Program Director 
 
 Michael leads our AI grantmaking. Michael joins us from the RAND Center on AI, Security, and Technology, where he was an associate director. He joined its predecessor in its early months and helped the center grow to 100+ people. He is also an affiliate at the Centre for the Governance of AI, an advisor and co-founder of the Institute for AI Policy and Strategy, and a board member at the MATS Program. He was previously a Research Scholar at the University of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute.
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