ARC is a non-profit research organization whose mission is to align future machine learning systems with human interests. 

See our website for more info about our work. 

Alignment Research Center

A research nonprofit that works on assessing whether cutting-edge AI systems could pose catastrophic risks to society.

METR (Model Evaluation and Threat Research) builds the science of accurately assessing risks, so that humanity is informed before developing transformative AI systems.

We believe that AI could change the world quickly and drastically, with potential for both enormous good and enormous harm. We also believe it’s hard to predict exactly when and how this might happen.

At some point, AIs will probably be able to do most of what humans can do, including developing new technologies; starting businesses and making money; finding new cybersecurity exploits and fixes; and more.

We think it’s very plausible that AI systems could end up pursuing goals that are at odds with a thriving civilization. This could be due to someone’s deliberate effort to cause chaos, or happen despite the intention to only develop AI systems that are safe.

Given how quickly things could play out, we don’t think it’s good enough to “wait and see” whether there are dangers.

We believe in vigilantly, continually assessing risks. If an AI brings significant risk of a global catastrophe, the decision to develop and/or release it can’t lie only with the company that creates it.

METR

We steward the movement putting effective altruism principles into practice to solve the world’s most pressing problems.

*If you're in the UK or Netherlands, donate via* [*Giving What We Can*](https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/charities/centre-for-effective-altruism) *for tax exemption.*

The Centre for Effective Altruism aims to increase the impact of careers and donations by stewarding the movement putting effective altruism principles into practice to solve the world’s most pressing problems.

**What problem is the Centre for Effective Altruism working on?**

CEA is working towards bridging the growing gap between the scale of the world’s most pressing problems and the scale of the resources effectively deployed to solve them.

Effective altruism (EA) encourages people to combine compassion and care with evidence and reason to find the most effective ways to help others. We believe that the [core principles](https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/core-principles) of EA are the best tools anyone has ever found to answer the questions, “How do I do the most good with my time?” and “How do I do the most good with my money?”, and that many more people should be using them to improve the lives of others.

Our work promotes these principles and provides people with the information and support required to take actions which increase the impact of their careers and donations.

**What does the Centre for Effective Altruism do?**

CEA stewards the movement putting EA principles into practice by:

- Running [**EA Funds**](https://funds.effectivealtruism.org/), a platform for moving money to particularly cost-effective and altruistically impactful projects via fundraising and grantmaking.
- Running [**EA Global**](https://www.eaglobal.org/) and supporting [**EAGx conferences**](https://www.eaglobal.org/eagxhome/), which bring together thousands of people to share ideas and collaborate on pressing global issues.
- Providing funding, advice, and resources for [**local effective altruism groups**](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/community) worldwide.
- Maintaining and moderating the [**Effective Altruism Forum**](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/), an online hub for discussion, coordination, and knowledge sharing.
- Publishing the [**Effective Altruism Newsletter**](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/ea-newsletter-archives/), reaching tens of thousands of subscribers.
- Running [**effectivealtruism.org**](http://effectivealtruism.org), a central collection of resources for learning and engagement.
- Offering [**online courses**](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/courses) that introduce people to effective altruism principles and concepts.
- Offering [**community health support**](https://www.centreforeffectivealtruism.org/community-health), helping community members navigate challenges and contribute sustainably.
- Educating the public and media about EA through a **Communications team** that develops content, provides strategic communications advice, and manages responses to public relations challenges.

Based on [survey data](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/3vMLkWHy5m3xvLrdk/open-phil-ea-lt-survey-2020-what-helped-and-hindered-our), CEA believes that this helps people find an effective way to contribute that is a good fit for their skills and inclinations.

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