Steer transformative technology away from extreme large-scale risks through letters, grants, policy work, and public campaigns.
FLI is the organisation behind the best-known AI open letters and an annual report card on AI companies. It also funds grassroots groups and lobbies for regulation in the US and EU.
Focus
- Pause/moratorium
- International governance
- Safety evaluations
- Transparency
- Alignment research
Funding, as far as we know
Vitalik Buterin cryptocurrency donation (2021, ~$665M at the time), Elon Musk ($10M, 2015), other donors - https://futureoflife.org/about-us/
What they've actually done
Published the 'Pause Giant AI Experiments' letter (30,000+ signatures); no lab paused
22 March 2023
Published the AI Safety Index, grading eight labs; Winter 2025 edition gave top grade C+ (Anthropic) and D or below to xAI, Meta, DeepSeek
3 December 2025
Launched the Statement on Superintelligence calling for a conditional prohibition; 70,000+ signatures
22 October 2025
Is the largest single funder of the PauseAI grassroots movement
2024-2026