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Macroscopic Ventures is a Swiss nonprofit founded in 2019 in Basel that makes grants to nonprofits and investments in socially beneficial companies focused on AI safety cooperative AI digital sentience and long-term risk reduction. The organization plans to distribute up to $100 million in total grants to organizations and individuals working on reducing catastrophic AI risks.
Focus areas include AI consciousness and welfare research moral status of nonhuman entities including AI systems cooperative AI development and multi-agent coordination AI policy and governance compute governance and information security digital sentience research and AI verification mechanisms. The organization gave approximately $10 million in grants in 2024 and expects to scale up.
Past grant recipients include NYU Mind Brain and Consciousness Center NYU Mind Ethics and Policy Program Cooperative AI Foundation with a $15 million commitment Foundations of Cooperative AI Lab at CMU with a $3 million commitment Institute for AI Policy and Strategy Eleos AI and Rethink Priorities.
This is distinct from the Survival and Flourishing Fund which focuses on long-term survival broadly and from the AI Risk Mitigation Fund which focuses specifically on technical AI safety and governance.
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Search similar grants →Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: Nonprofits research institutions universities and individuals worldwide working on AI safety cooperative AI digital sentience and long-term risk reduction. For-profit companies may be eligible for investments rather than grants. Contact info@macroscopic.org for application details. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates Up to $100 million in total grantmaking planned with individual grants ranging from hundreds of thousands to $15 million. The Cooperative AI Foundation received a $15 million commitment and the Foundations of Cooperative AI Lab at CMU received a $3 million commitment. The organization expects to increase grantmaking in future years. Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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