Oought-Backed Epistemics Fund Offers $500k–$5M Grants for Truth-Seeking Tools
NathanpmYoung · x · 2026-11-15
Ought is sponsoring an Epistemics Fund on Lightcone Commons, organized by Nathan Young, planning $500k–$5M in grants for tools that help people work out what's true: community notes (including AI note writers), fact-checking beyond social media, provenance/C2PA tracking, reliability tracking of public figures, forecasting tools, and government adoption of decision tools. Apply by November 26; submissions before November 15 also enter the main Lightcone Commons round. Half-finished applications are encouraged.
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