Open Philanthropy

Open Philanthropy’s Technical AI Safety team is recruiting grantmakers to support research aimed at reducing catastrophic risks from advanced AI. We’re hiring at all levels of seniority. Our technical AI safety grantmaking has grown rapidly, from $40M in 2024 to being on track for over $130M in 2025 (separate from OP’s other AI safety grantmaking in AI governance and policy and capacity building). We plan to expand both the quality and quantity of our support in 2026 and need more specialists to help us achieve this. This is an opportunity to have an outsized influence on the field of technical AI safety. You'd likely be in charge of allocating tens of millions of dollars of high-impact research funding annually. Learn more and apply here by November 24: https://shorturl.at/etwsL Know someone who might be a good fit? Refer them to us, and receive a $5k bonus if your referral results in a hire:  https://shorturl.at/7f2Wa

Open Philanthropy is hiring Policy Advisors and Senior Policy Advisors to contribute to our U.S. AI policy engagement and advocacy. The role involves building coalitions across the AI policy ecosystem, directing funding to high-impact initiatives, and providing strategic guidance and practical support to other AI Governance and Policy staff. Apply here by October 23: https://shorturl.at/w0SBE Know someone who might be a good fit? Refer them here for a $5k bonus if we hire them: https://shorturl.at/jr0L6

“One day, humanity will end the worst abuses of factory farming. And our descendants will look back and ask what we did to help,” says Lewis Bollard, director of our Farm Animal Welfare program, in his new TED Talk. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/dbYWNrUY 

Our AI Governance and Policy team is launching a new request for proposals! We’re seeking ideas for projects focused on evaluating AI capabilities — understanding what frontier systems can do. We're looking to fund work on more demanding evaluations, advancing evaluation science, and improving third-party model access and infrastructure. Anyone can apply, including those in academia, nonprofits, industry, or working independently. EOIs will be evaluated on a rolling basis. We’re making grants between $0.2M and $5M. Applications are open until April 1st —  see the link for more information. https://lnkd.in/gNZX3ju8