Assistant Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley, Center for Human-Compatible AI
www2.eecs.berkeley.edu/Faculty/Homepages/emmapierson.html · individual
AI safetyTechnical AI safety research
| Coefficient Giving | $499,597 | 48% | 1 |
| Schmidt Sciences | $290,000 | 28% | 1 |
| FTX Future Fund | $250,000 | 24% | 1 |
| Date ↓ | Funder | Via | Amount | Cause | Source | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2025 | Coefficient Giving | University of California, Berkeley | $499,597 | Evals | coefficient_giving | Study on Frontier Model Behavior (Emma Pierson) |
| Mar 4, 2024 | Schmidt Sciences | ~$290,000* | AI safety | schmidt_sciences | AI2050 Early Career Fellow, 2023 cohort; Cornell Tech. Up to $300,000 over two years; exact amount undisclosed. — AI2050 (Early Career Fellow, 2023 cohort) | |
| 2022 | FTX Future Fund | Cornell University | $250,000 | AI safety | ftx_future_fund | This regrant will fund Professor Pierson to expand her program of research on fair and robustly aligned ML systems, with a focus on methods that will remain relevant as capabilities improve. — Artificial Intelligence |
* Estimated from Schmidt Sciences' reporting of total given out in the funding round; grant-level amounts were not provided.