OpenAI, 2026; retrieved 2026-09-15 tier 3 self (openai)confirmed

Advancing independent research on AI alignment

https://openai.com/index/advancing-independent-research-ai-alignment/

OpenAI states its funding does not create a new program or selection process nor influence the existing process. [verify 2026-09-15] reachable BUT span(s) not found: ukaisi.12 — needs curator review [verify 2026-09-15 grok-pass] OpenAI $7.5M (~GBP 5.6M) into the Alignment Project fund.

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UK AI Security Institute, F (against): The Alignment Project took £5.6m from OpenAI. The £27m/£12m totals, the wider backer list, and OpenAI’s non-influence statement are per the cited sources; spans not yet captured.

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T46 GBP 5.6m into the Alignment Project grant pool administered by AISI, alongside Anthropic, Microsoft, AWS and others confirmed