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Zach Freitas-Groff – AI Program Officer, Longview Philanthropy

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This is a staff profile page for Zach Freitas-Groff, AI Program Officer at Longview Philanthropy, who focuses on digital sentience and EU AI governance grant-making, relevant to understanding who funds AI safety and governance research.

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This page profiles Dr. Zach Freitas-Groff, an AI Program Officer at Longview Philanthropy who conducts grant investigations in AI with a focus on digital sentience and EU AI governance. He holds a PhD in economics from Stanford University and has a background in poverty research. His work is relevant to understanding philanthropic funding flows in AI safety and governance.

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  • •Zach Freitas-Groff is an AI Program Officer at Longview Philanthropy, focusing on digital sentience and EU AI governance.
  • •He completed a PhD in economics at Stanford, supported by NSF, Forethought Foundation, and SIEPR.
  • •His research has been covered by major outlets including the New York Times, Reuters, and Vox.
  • •Prior experience includes Research Analyst roles at Innovations for Poverty Action and Northwestern's Global Poverty Research Lab.
  • •His grant-making role positions him as a key figure in directing philanthropic resources toward AI safety and governance.

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 Dr. Zach Freitas-Groff

 
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 Zach conducts grant investigations in artificial intelligence (AI), with a focus on digital sentience and EU AI governance. He completed his PhD in economics at Stanford University, where he received support from the National Science Foundation, the Forethought Foundation for Global Priorities Research, and the Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research. Zach has conducted research covered by the New York Times, Reuters, Marginal Revolution , and Vox . Before that, he was a Research Analyst at Innovations for Poverty Action and the Global Poverty Research Lab at Northwestern University.
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