Anthropic funds research grants for better evaluations of AI's impact on wellbeing
rhiever · reddit · 2026-08-27
Anthropic has announced research grants to fund better evaluations of AI's impact on wellbeing. The initiative aims to develop rigorous methods for measuring how AI systems affect human and, potentially, AI welfare. Link: anthropic.com/news/wellbeing-research-grants
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