The Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (BERI) is a US-based public charity that collaborates with university research groups working to reduce existential risk, by providing them with free services and support.
History
BERI was founded in 2017 by Andrew Critch[1][2] and has been run by 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.
Funding
As of July 2022, BERI has received >$7 million in funding (both for general support and collaborations with other organizations) from Jaan Tallinn, >$3.3 million from Open Philanthropy,[4] >1.6 million from the Survival and Flourishing Fund,[5][6][7][8][9] $100,000 from the Future Fund,[10] and ~$5 million from other funders. Details can be found on BERI’s transparency page.
Further reading
Rice, Issa et al (2018) Timeline of Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative, Timelines Wiki.
External links
Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative. Official website.
Related entries
Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence | Centre for the Study of Existential Risk | existential risk | Future of Humanity Institute
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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 (2020) Board and Staff Changes, Andrew 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.