Open Source · Anthropic · Claude · Anthropic
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AI systems have become central to how many people work, learn, and solve problems.
Key facts
- They're launching a $5 million grant program to fund independent research into how AI impacts users’ wellbeing
- Applications are due by September 21; applicants who are selected to submit full proposals will be notified by October 5
- They're making updates to Claude Fable 5’s biology safeguards in a way that substantially reduces false positives
- Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar will join Anthropic as its first Chief Global Affairs Officer
Summary
They're launching a $5 million grant program to fund independent research into how AI impacts users’ wellbeing. Furthermore, wellbeing is a particularly difficult area to evaluate. For most model behaviors, they can look at a single answer and determine whether it is accurate and appropriate. The team work to develop safeguards to identify such conversations and help ensure Claude responds appropriately, and they publish research into the types of conversations people have with Claude to better inform how they develop their safeguards, how they evaluate them, and other measures they can take to protect users’ wellbeing. By funding the creation of independent evaluations and benchmarks of user wellbeing, they hope to invite more people to lend their expertise to this emerging and critical field, including clinicians, psychologists, methodologists, and others.