Berger's argument on philanthropy's role in AI safety and $370B IPO projection published
Following·Day 5·first covered 3 Sep 2026·2 sources
Coefficient Giving grants $62.6M to AI safety amid $370B IPO outlook
The gist
Coefficient Giving is directing substantial capital toward AI safety organizations and talent pipelines that Berger says seed what later becomes government and corporate regulatory infrastructure. Anticipated tech IPOs could significantly expand the philanthropic pool available for AI safety work.
The full picture
Coefficient Giving has granted $12.6 million to AI Village to expand its scale and $50 million to Kairos to build talent infrastructure for AI safety. AI Village is hiring at salaries of $150K to $350K. CEO Alexander Berger said governments have failed to hire the right people or build regulatory consensus, positioning philanthropy as the essential funder of AI safety public goods. Redwood Research, a Coefficient Giving grantee, was one of two organizations OpenAI brought in to analyze the Hugging Face hack. Berger projects that planned Anthropic and OpenAI IPOs could generate an estimated $370 billion in new philanthropic capital. Apollo Research is also hiring in London and San Francisco across research, red teaming, and infrastructure roles.
How it developed
Coefficient Giving grants of $12.6M to AI Village and $50M to Kairos reported
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