Future of Life Institute
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Abbreviation | FLI |
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Formation | March 2014; 10 years ago (2014-03) |
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Type | Non-profit research institute |
Purpose | Reduction of existential risk, particularly from advanced artificial intelligence |
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President | Max Tegmark |
Website | futureoflife.org |
The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit organization which aims to steer transformative technology towards benefiting life and away from large-scale risks, with a focus on existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence (AI). FLI's work includes grantmaking, educational outreach, and advocacy within the United Nations, United States government, and European Union institutions.
The founders of the institute include cosmologist Max Tegmark, professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Anthony Aguirre, cosmologist and the Faggin Presidential Chair for the Physics of Information at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Skype co-founder Jaan Tallinn, and its advisors include entrepreneur Elon Musk.