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Orthogonal

orxl.org · organization

AI alignment organization pursuing agent foundations research.

OtherTechnical AI safety research

Received
$808,000
from 1 funders
Grants
6
Funders
1
Years active
2023–24

Grants over time

$0$250K$500K$750K$1.0M20232024

Biggest funders

Jaan Tallinn$808,000100%6

Reviews

Zvi Mowshowitz · nonprofits.zone · full post · Nov 26, 2025

Confidence: High, Funding needs: Medium

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I have funded Orthogonal in the past. They are definitely doing the kind of work that, if it succeeded, might actually amount to something, and would help us get through this to a future world we care about. It’s a long shot, but a long shot worth trying. They very much have the ‘old school’ Yudkowsky view that relatively hard takeoff is likely and most alignment approaches are fools errands. My sources are not as enthusiastic as they once were, but there are only a handful of groups trying that have any chance at all, and this still seems like one of them.

Donate here, or get in touch at tammy@orxl.org.

Grants received

Date ↓FunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Jul 23, 2024Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$10,000Otherjaan_onlineGeneral support for Orthogonal
May 21, 2024Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$30,000Otherjaan_onlineGeneral support for Orthogonal
Oct 26, 2023Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$55,000FoundationssffGeneral Support of Orthogonal
Oct 10, 2023Jaan TallinnLightspeed Grants$438,000Otherjaan_onlineGeneral support for Orthogonal
Jul 19, 2023Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$200,000Otherjaan_onlineGeneral support for Orthogonal
Jul 19, 2023Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$75,000Otherjaan_onlineGeneral support for Orthogonal