Georgetown university — Center for security and emerging technology

Abstract

The Open Philanthropy Project recommended a grant of $55,000,000 to Georgetown University to establish the Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET), a think tank focusing on policy analysis at the intersection of international security and emerging technologies. The organization, led by Jason Matheny, aims to offer non-partisan advice and analysis related to emerging technologies and their security implications to stakeholders such as the government and key media outlets. The initial focus will be on the intersection of security and artificial intelligence (AI), a relevant aspect of AI’s future. Despite acknowledging potential risks of this grant, such as the difficulty of providing useful advice on speculative and poorly understood potential benefits and risks of advanced AI, the grant is supported as an excellent bet within the “hits-based” funding framework. The Open Philanthropy Project’s annual giving in potential risks from artificial intelligence is still smaller compared to its giving in global health or scientific research. – AI-generated abstract.