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AI blog prize on key questions in AI (with research collaborator pathway)
AI blog prize on key questions in AI (with research collaborator pathway)
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Deadline
2026-05-10
Routes to impact
Skill-building & building career capital
Testing your fit for a certain career path
Networking with peers around AI governance topics
Learning about important cause areas
Description
A $20,000 writing competition hosted by Dwarkesh Patel, open to thinkers who can tackle hard, open-ended questions about AI — with a research collaborator role as the underlying goal.
  • Prize — $10,000 / $6,000 / $4,000 for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place; submit a 1,000-word response to one of four AI-focused questions by May 10, 2026
  • Topics — questions span AI scaling dynamics, lab profitability, philanthropic deployment of AI wealth, and policy strategy for countries outside the AI supply chain
  • Role — the contest is designed to identify a research collaborator to work alongside Dwarkesh, ideally in person in San Francisco, with competitive pay; remote potentially considered
  • Eligibility — no domain expertise required; LLM assistance is permitted, though original analytical judgment is strongly encouraged
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Most Important Century Writing Prize
Most Important Century Writing Prize
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Request for Proposals, The Launch Sequence
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Research Fellowship (2026)
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