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Quan­tified Uncer­tainty Re­search Institute

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The Quantified Uncertainty Research Institute (QURI) is a nonprofit set up to study forecasting and epistemics. QURI was founded in 2019.

Funding

As of June 2022, QURI has received over $650,000 in funding from the Survival and Flourishing Fund,[1][2] and $200,000 from the Future Fund.[3]

External links

Quantified Uncertainty Research Institute. Official website.

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

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    Survival and Flourishing Fund (2021) SFF-2022-H1 S-Process recommendations announcement, Survival and Flourishing Fund.

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    Future Fund (2022) Our grants and investments: QURI, Future Fund.

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