Coefficient Giving launches Project Tailwind, a call for ambitious AI safety founders
EthanJPerez · x · 2026-09-13
Philanthropic funder Coefficient Giving launched Project Tailwind this week, a public call for founders to take on ambitious AI safety initiatives targeting "critical, unsolved problems that no one owns," backed by funds like Navigating Transformative AI and Global Catastrophic Risks Opportunities.
Context: Ethan Perez amplified the call, while Sriram Krishnan argued for funding a distributed ecosystem of independent AI evaluators — the more eyes and diverse skill sets, the better, and several such efforts should be funded.
Related event: Coefficient launches Project Tailwind to fund bold AI safety ventures(2 posts)→
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