Request for Proposals, The Launch Sequence

Request for Proposals, The Launch Sequence

Opportunity type
Funding
Independent project
Contest
Recurring opportunity
Cause areas
Global catastrophic risks
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Skill-building & building career capital
Learning about important cause areas
Skill set
Research
Entrepreneur
Organization building, boosting & running
Political & bureaucratic
Forecasting
Description
The Institute for Progress (IFP) is seeking short proposals for The Launch Sequence, an initiative to develop projects that prepare the world for advanced AI.
  • Submit a 200–400 word pitch for a project that accelerates science, strengthens security, or adapts institutions in anticipation of advanced AI.
  • Selected proposals receive support from IFP and its advisory panel (including leaders from OpenAI, Renaissance Philanthropy, and Entrepreneurs First) to develop the idea, connect with funders, and recruit project leads.
  • Authors of published proposals receive a $10,000 honorarium; $1,000 bounties are available for successful referrals and new ideas that are published.
  • Rolling submissions with no deadline, but early pitches are prioritized and reviewed immediately.
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