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We research the world’s pressing problems — dig into our investigations and discover how high-impact philanthropy can help solve them.

Introducing the Global Catastrophic Risks Fund

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risks
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Our Frontier AI Grantmaking in the First Half of 2026

by Sammy Martin

Artificial intelligenceGlobal catastrophic risks
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Building global resilience to AI risks

by Hannah Yang

Global catastrophic risksArtificial intelligence
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Why we don't worry about asteroid weapons

by Christian Ruhl

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What the Patient Philanthropy Fund has achieved in its first three years

by Hannah Yang

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Two recent grants supporting next-gen PPE policy advocacy

by Hannah Yang

Global catastrophic risksBiosecurity
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How philanthropists can help slow the race to dangerous AI

by Hannah Yang

Global catastrophic risksArtificial intelligence
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How we use Elo ratings to evaluate long-term funding opportunities

by Hannah Yang

Global catastrophic risksClimate changeMethodology
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Theories of Change for Track 2 Diplomacy

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksGlobal security
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New research and recommendations on Advanced AI

Global catastrophic risksArtificial intelligence
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Our biosecurity and pandemic prevention strategy in a nutshell

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksBiosecurity
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Great power competition and transformative technologies report

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksGlobal security
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Germicidal Ultraviolet Light (GUV) and Disease Transmission Reduction

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksGlobal health & developmentHealth
A chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) exercise with the Support Forces of Ukraine.

Global Catastrophic Biological Risks: A Guide for Philanthropists

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksBiosecurity
Two U.S. Marines during an exercise in South Korea.

New research and recommendations on catastrophic biological risks

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksBiosecurity
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Developing Guardrails for Military AI Risks

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksArtificial intelligenceGlobal security
A U.S. Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine. The new Strategic Posture Commission calls for a broad buildup of U.S. nuclear capabilities.

Is this a new nuclear arms race?

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksGlobal security
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Global Catastrophic Nuclear Risk: A guide for philanthropists

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksGlobal security
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Philanthropy to the right of boom

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksGlobal security
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Call me, maybe? Hotlines and global catastrophic risk report

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksGlobal security
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How the Patient Philanthropy and Global Catastrophic Risks Funds work together

by Christian Ruhl

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Explaining a small PPF grant on nuclear security

by Christian Ruhl

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Autonomous weapon systems and military artificial intelligence (AI) applications report

by Christian Ruhl

Global catastrophic risksArtificial intelligenceGlobal security
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Re-evaluating Prof. Philip Tetlock's forecasting work on existential risk

by Christian Ruhl

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Longtermist institutional reform report

by Aidan Goth

System changeGlobal catastrophic risks
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Great power conflict report

by Stephen Clare

Global catastrophic risksGlobal security
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Introducing the Patient Philanthropy Fund

by Sjir Hoeijmakers

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The case for longtermism and safeguarding the future

by Stephen Clare

Global catastrophic risks
Existential risk summary

Safeguarding the future report

Global catastrophic risksClimate changeArtificial intelligenceBiosecurity