Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative

The Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (BERI) is a non-profit organizationUS-based public charity that takes on ethicalcollaborates with university research groups working to reduce existential risk, by providing them with free services and legal responsibility for projects deemed to be important for existential risk reduction.support.

BERI was founded in 2017 by Andrew Critch.Critch^[1][2]

Activities

Organizations helped and has been run by BERI include the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence, the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, and the Future of Humanity Institute.Sawyer Bernath since 2020.^[3]

Activities

A full list of the organizations BERI helps is available here. Detailed information about BERI's activities can be found on BERI's transparency page.

As of July 2022, BERI has received over 3.3>$7 million in funding (both for general support and collaborations with other organizations) from Jaan Tallinn, >$3.3 million from Open Philanthropy,^[4] over >1.6 million from the Survival and Flourishing Fund Fund,,^{[5][6][7][8][9]} and $100,$100,000 from the Future Fund.,^[10] and ~$5 million from other funders. Details can be found on BERI's transparency page.

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   Vaughan, Kerry (2017) Update on Effective Altruism Funds, Effective Altruism Forum, April 20.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2018) Semi-annual report, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, August.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2021)(2020) MissionBoard and Staff Changes, Berkeley Existential Risk InitiativeAndrew Critch., February

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   Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, Open Philanthropy.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019a) SFF-2020-H1 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019b) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2020a) SFF-2021-H1 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2020b) SFF-2021-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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    Future Fund (2022) Our grants and investments: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, Future Fund.

As of JuneJuly 2022, BERI has received over 1.73.3 million in funding (both for general support and collaborations with other organizations) from Open Philanthropy,^[4] over 1.6 million from the Survival and Flourishing Fund,^{[5][6][7][8][9]} and $100,000 from the Future Fund.^[10]

As of June 2022, BERI has received over 1.7 million in funding (both for general support and collaborations with other organizations) from Open Philanthropy,^[4] and over 1.6 million from the Survival and Flourishing Fund.Fund,^{[5][6][7][8][9]} and $100,000 from the Future Fund.^[10]

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   Vaughan, Kerry (2017) Update on Effective Altruism Funds, Effective Altruism Forum, April 20.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2018) Semi-annual report, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, August.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2021) Mission, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative.

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   Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, Open Philanthropy.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019a) SFF-2020-H1 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019b) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2020a) SFF-2021-H1 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2020b) SFF-2021-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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    Future Fund (2022) Our grants and investments: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, Future Fund.

As of June 2022, BERI has received nearly $250,000over 1.7 million in funding (both for general support and collaborations with other organizations) from Open Philanthropy,^[4] and over 1.6 million from the Survival and Flourishing Fund. ^{[4]5][6][7][8][9]}

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   Vaughan, Kerry (2017) Update on Effective Altruism Funds, Effective Altruism Forum, April 20.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2018) Semi-annual report, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, August.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2021) Mission, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative.

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   Open Philanthropy (2022) Grants database: Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, Open Philanthropy.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019a) SFF-2020-H1 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019b) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2020a) SFF-2021-H1 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2020b) SFF-2021-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

The Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (BERI) is a non-profit organization that takes on ethical and legal responsibility for projects deemed to be important for existential risk reduction. It

History

BERI was founded in 2017 by Andrew Critch.^[1][2]

Activities

As of June 2022, BERI has received nearly $250.$250,000 in funding from the Survival and Flourishing Fund. ^[4]

Funding

As of June 2022, BERI has received nearly $250.000 in funding from the Survival and Flourishing Fund. ^[4]

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   Vaughan, Kerry (2017) Update on Effective Altruism Funds, Effective Altruism Forum, April 20.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2018) Semi-annual report, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, August.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2021) Mission, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative.

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   Survival and Flourishing Fund (2019) SFF-2020-H2 S-process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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The Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (BERI) is a non-profit organization that takes on ethical and legal responsibility for projects deemed to be important for existential risk reduction. It was founded in 2017 by Andrew Critch (Vaughan 2017; Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative 2018).Critch.^[1][2]

Organizations helped by BERI include the Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence, the Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, and the Future of Humanity Institute (Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative 2021).^[3]

BibliographyFurther reading

Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2018) Semi-annual report, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, August.

Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2021) Mission, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative.

Vaughan, Kerry (2017) Update on Effective Altruism Funds, Effective Altruism Forum, April 20.

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   Vaughan, Kerry (2017) Update on Effective Altruism Funds, Effective Altruism Forum, April 20.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2018) Semi-annual report, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, August.

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   Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (2021) Mission, Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative.