Future of Life Institute
Steering transformative technology towards benefiting life and away from extreme large-scale risks.
Year Founded:
2014
Geography:
North America
Address:
Campbell, California, United States (with an office in Brussels, Belgium)
Visit WebsiteTo steer transformative technologies away from extreme, large-scale risks and toward benefiting life. FLI supports the development of the institutions and visions needed to manage world-shaping technologies, and works to reduce large-scale harm and existential risk arising from the accidental or intentional misuse of advanced technologies, particularly artificial intelligence.
AI areas they serve
Areas of Focus
AI safety and governance
Existential and catastrophic risk reduction
Nuclear weapons risk
Biotechnology risk
Policy development and advocacy (US, EU, UN)
Public education and outreach
Grantmaking for safe and beneficial AI
Future of Life Award
AI Impact Areas
Upcoming Goals
Advance AI governance in the US, EU, and United Nations
Expand grantmaking for safe and beneficial AI
Promote a positive, pro-human vision for advanced AI
Continue public and policymaker education on transformative technologies
2023: Published the open letter calling for a six-month pause on giant AI experiments, gathering tens of thousands of signatures
2017: Convened the Asilomar conference and released the Asilomar AI Principles
2015: Hosted the Puerto Rico AI safety conference and launched the first peer-reviewed AI safety grant program
2014: Founded by Max Tegmark, Jaan Tallinn, Anthony Aguirre, Viktoriya Krakovna, and Meia Chita-Tegmark; launched at MIT
Recent Updates
Anthony Aguirre is President and CEO. Flagship: the Oct 2025 Statement on Superintelligence.
Future of Life Institute Launches Multimillion Dollar Nationwide AI Regulation Campaign
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