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Recent Updates

  • We're hiring for more than 20 positions across our Global Catastrophic Risks portfolio. You can apply for any number of these roles using a single form; applications are due by November 27th at 11:59 pm PST.

  • We announced that Alexander Berger is now the sole CEO of Open Philanthropy. Holden Karnofsky is now our Director of AI Strategy, and Emily Oehlsen has been promoted to Managing Director; she will lead our work on Global Health and Wellbeing, which Alexander previously led.

  • We wrote about our plan to allocate $300 million to support GiveWell's recommended charities from 2023 through 2025. The linked post explains why we made this commitment, and why we think GiveWell is still the gold standard for donors seeking evidence-backed giving opportunities.

  • Lewis Bollard, our Program Director for Farm Animal Welfare, published a newsletter explaining why the European Union's farm animal welfare proposals are in jeopardy. You can subscribe to Lewis's newsletter here.

  • Javier Prieto, a Program Assistant for our work on AI governance and policy, shared takeaways from a prediction tournament we commissioned on the topic of AI progress.

  • We announced the winners of our AI Worldviews Contest, which was aimed at surfacing considerations that could affect our views on transformative AI.
In the News
Grantmaking
Photo courtesy of Animal Empathy Philippines
We announced a number of grants, including (but not limited to):
In Biosecurity and Pandemic Prevention:
  • The World Health Organization to support its work on governing dual-use research and using life sciences research responsibly.
In Farm Animal Welfare:

  • L214 to support work on corporate campaigns for cage-free reforms and broiler chicken welfare in France.

  • Animal Empathy Philippines to support work on building the farm animal welfare and alternative protein communities in the Philippines.
In Global Health and Development:

  • MiracleFeet to scale up its clubfoot treatment program in the Philippines, and expand to Chad and Côte d’Ivoire. 

  • IRD Global to develop strategy, increase organizational efficiency, and hire key staff.
In Scientific Research:
In Global Aid Policy: 
In Potential Risks from Advanced AI:
  • Apollo Research to conduct research on ways to evaluate whether AI models are aligned and safe, with a focus on interpretability and deception.

  • AI Impacts to support an expert survey on progress in artificial intelligence.
Jobs and other opportunities

  • More than 20 different positions across multiple areas in our Global Catastrophic Risks portfolio. Apply by November 27th at 11:59 pm PST.

  • Grants Associates to help us disburse our grants as smoothly and efficiently as possible, even in complex situations. Apply by December 1st at 11:59 pm PST.

  • An Operations Assistant to support the day-to-day work of our Business Operations team. We expect to close this application soon.

  • A People Operations Generalist to support our staff in many different ways — including by helping to administer our payroll and benefits, managing the onboarding process, and improving a variety of systems. We expect to close this application soon.

  • Many funding opportunities, including fellowships, scholarships, and funding for projects focused on community building.
Best,
Aaron Gertler
Communications Officer
 
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