Anthropic Launches $5M Grant Program for AI Wellbeing Research
Anthropic is launching a $5 million grant program to fund independent research into the impact of AI on user wellbeing. The program aims to develop clear standards and rigorous open-source evaluations for how AI models affect those who use them, particularly in sensitive conversational contexts. Grantees will receive funding, model access, and technical support to publish their work independently for use by the broader AI industry. The initiative encourages expertise from clinicians, psychologists, and methodologists, with applications due by September 21.
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- Launch of $5M AI Wellbeing Grant Program
Anthropic is initiating a $5 million grant program to support independent research focused on evaluating AI's impact on user wellbeing. The program will provide direct funding, access to Anthropic's models, and technical support, with all resulting evaluations published as open-source projects. The goal is to establish robust, independent benchmarks for assessing how AI models affect users, especially in complex areas like emotional support and mental health conversations, involving diverse subject-matter experts.
https://www.anthropic.com/news/wellbeing-research-grants
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