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Principles of Intelligence

organization · PIBBSS, Principles of Intelligent Behavior in Biological and Social Systems, Principles of Intelligent Behavior in Biological and Social Systems (PIBBSS)

AI safety fieldbuildingAI governance, policy, and advocacyTechnical AI safety research

Received
$4,397,055
from 12 funders
Grants
15
Funders
12
Years active
2022–26

Grants over time

$0$1.0M$2.0M$3.0M20222023202420252026

Biggest funders

Coefficient Giving$2,840,85565%3
Jaan Tallinn$1,200,00027%2
Long-Term Future Fund$305,0007%1
Gavin Leech$25,0001%1
Ryan Kidd$25,0001%1
Nathan Labenz$1,0000%1
Novak Stijepic$1000%1
Stephen McAleese$500%1

Grants received

DateFunderViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Feb 2026Coefficient Giving$915,566Training pipelinescoefficient_givingAI Safety Summer Fellowship
Dec 31, 2025Novak StijepicManifund$100Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Dec 6, 2025Gavin LeechManifund$25,000Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Nov 15, 2025Stephen McAleeseManifund$50Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Sep 2025Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$1,014,000Domestic policysffGeneral support
Jul 21, 202508068931-db8f-46fa-9222-e1a4f8791df4Manifund$10Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
May 2025Coefficient Giving$1,686,289Training pipelinescoefficient_givingAI Safety Summer Fellowship
Jan 3, 2025Nathan LabenzManifund$1,000Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Dec 1, 2024Orpheus LummisManifund$20Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Sep 19, 2024Sheikh Abdur Raheem AliManifund$10Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Sep 15, 2024ampdotManifund$10Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Sep 13, 2024Ryan KiddManifund$25,000Training pipelinesmanifundPIBBSS - General Programs funding or specific funding
Oct 26, 2023Jaan TallinnSurvival and Flourishing Fund$186,000FoundationssffGeneral Support of PIBBSS
Mar 2023Coefficient Giving$239,000Training pipelinescoefficient_givingAI Safety Summer Fellowship
Jan 2022Long-Term Future FundEA Funds$305,000Training pipelinesea_fundsA 10-12 week summer research fellowship program to facilitate interdisciplinary AI alignment research

Grants via 1 · ~$589,500 · $589,500 average

DateFunderRecipientViaAmountCauseSourcePurpose
Feb 19, 2026UK AI Security InstituteRubi HudsonPrinciples of Intelligence~$589,500*Technical AI safety researchuk_aisiConstructing robust incentivizes for AI agents to act cautiously — led by Rubi Hudson. — Alignment Project

* UK AISI reported a total of 27m GBP over 60 projects, so estimating each of them at the average grant size.