We’ve investigated a number of topics to inform the causes we choose to focus on. This page includes the public writeups we have available from our cause investigations, as well as research reports we have written on topics related to our established focus areas.
Research Reports
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Title
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Date
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Focus Area
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Author(s)
May 16, 2022
Title
History of Philanthropy: Work We’ve Commissioned
Date
May 2022
Focus Area
History of Philanthropy
Author
January 19, 2022
June 25, 2021
Title
Could Advanced AI Drive Explosive Economic Growth?
Date
June 2021
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Tom Davidson
June 07, 2021
June 07, 2021
March 25, 2021
Title
Semi-Informative Priors Over AI Timelines
Date
March 2021
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Tom Davidson
September 11, 2020
Title
How Much Computational Power Does It Take to Match the Human Brain?
Date
September 2020
Focus Area
Potential Risks from Advanced AI
Author
Joseph Carlsmith
June 15, 2020
December 02, 2019