What it's like to be an AI safety grantmaker (and why we need more of them)

There are roughly 30 to 60 people working full-time on AI safety grantmaking, collectively directing hundreds of millions of dollars a year. Does that…

Mar 30 • Julian Hazell

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August 2025

AI Safety Funders LOVE This One Secret Trick To Having An INSANE Impact

You won't BELIEVE reason number 3

Aug 26, 2025 • Julian Hazell

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July 2025

Ten AI safety projects I'd like people to work on

Listicles are hacky, I know. But in any case, here are ten AI safety projects I'm pretty into.

Jul 23, 2025 • Julian Hazell

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June 2025

It would be unfortunate if powerful AIs were stolen by bad guys

AIs are malleable, so it's surprisingly easy to get a "good" AI to do bad stuff. This is one reason why AI security is so important.

Jun 2, 2025 • Julian Hazell

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May 2025

You actually can just go build defensive tech

Building defensive tech is a great opportunity to reduce AI risk when there is little political appetite to pass meaningful AI policy.

May 5, 2025 • Julian Hazell

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Welcome to Secret Third Thing

What I'm trying to do here

May 5, 2025 • Julian Hazell

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