Elon Musk donates $10M to our research program
January 22, 2015
Jesse Galef
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We are delighted to report that Elon Musk has decided to donate $10M to FLI to run a global research program aimed at keeping AI beneficial to humanity.
You can read more about the pledge here.
A sampling of the media coverage: Fast Company, Tech Crunch, Wired (also here), Mashable, Slash Gear, BostInno, Engineering & Technology, Christian Science Monitor.
This content was first published at futureoflife.org on January 22, 2015.
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