Cosmos Institute funds 80 grantees building AI for human autonomy and truth-seeking
hunarbatra · x · 2026-09-03
Cosmos Institute announced its largest grant cohort yet: 80 new grantees from 16 countries building AI that supports human autonomy and truth-seeking, in partnership with FIRE.
- Projects span wearable AI for memory, cryptographic tools for scientific collaboration, and a benchmark based on pre-1940 thought on machines and autonomy.
- Past grantees' projects have grown into companies, nonprofits, and papers at venues like ICML, COLM, and IEEE.
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