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Funding Round: Open Philanthropy Founding Grant (Center for Human-Compatible AI (CHAI))

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1 check · 7/13/2026

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Our claim

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Name
Open Philanthropy Founding Grant
Date
August 2016
Raised
5555550
Raised Low
5555550
Raised High
5555550
Instrument
grant
Lead Investor
Open Philanthropy
Lead Investor
Open Philanthropy
Notes
Founding grant from Open Philanthropy (recommended to Good Ventures) for CHAI's establishment at UC Berkeley. Amount $5,555,550 over five years. Confirmed via vipulnaik.com donations database and Open Philanthropy grant page as of 2026-06-07.

Source evidence

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confirmed99%Haiku 4.5 · 7/13/2026

NoteAll three key fields in the record are confirmed by the source: (1) name 'Open Philanthropy Founding Grant' — confirmed as the original founding grant made in August 2016; (2) raised amount $5,555,550 — exactly matches the source table entry; (3) date 2016-08 — confirmed as August 2016. The source provides extensive documentation of this grant including its purpose (organizational general support for the new center), the grant page URL, and contextual notes about the founding. No contradictions exist.

Case № UedpMZXhKGFiled 7/13/2026Confidence 99%