Machine Intelligence Research Institute

The Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), formerly the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI), is an American non-profit organization based in Berkeley, California.

MIRI aligns itself with the principles and objectives of the effective altruism movement.¹⁾

In 2019, Open Philanthropy recommended a general-support grant of approximately $2.1 million over two years to MIRI.²⁾ In April 2020, Open Philanthropy supplemented this with a $7.7M grant over two years.^{3) 4)}

In 2021, Vitalik Buterin donated several million dollars worth of Ethereum to MIRI.⁵⁾

Donors to the MIRI include:⁶⁾

• Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative (BERI)
• Long-Term Future Fund at Effective Altruism Funds
• Longview Philanthropy
• Open Philanthropy
• Vitalik Buterin

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