2025-06-09T11:58:13-07:00 2023-12-31 872635810 Tovella Dowling PC 501 W Broadway Ste 1540 San Diego CA 92101 990 2023-01-01 881751310 Center for AI Safety Inc CENT 4403088627 505 Montgomery Street Floor 10 San Francisco CA 94111 Daniel Hendrycks Executive Director 2025-06-09 true true Julie U Nguyen Esq P01881055 6199309332 2023 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z Daniel Hendrycks 16089191 false X www.safe.ai X 2022 CA to reduce societal-scale risks associated with artificial intelligence AI by advancing safety research, building the field of AI safety researchers, and promoting safety standards. 3 2 22 6 0 6658500 15594432 0 47 484973 1513 9786 6660060 16089191 0 0 391675 1857974 0 122790 425085 6276475 816760 8134449 5843300 7954742 5943414 13989499 100114 5451259 5843300 8538240 X to reduce societal-scale risks associated with artificial intelligence AI by advancing safety research, building the field of AI safety researchers, and promoting safety standards. false false 2827333 Compute Cluster: CAIS runs an initiative to provide free compute for research projects in ML safety, based on a cluster of 256 A100 GPUs with dedicated support staff to enable non-industry researchers to conduct advanced AI safety research requiring cutting-edge models. In 2023, the program has enabled 63 research projects and 36 papers under review or published, while serving over 200 AI safety researchers. According to user surveys, 70% of researchers reported their projects would not have been possible in their current scope without the cluster, while the remaining 30% indicated the cluster significantly accelerated their research progress. 2089713 1221381 Field Building: CAIS builds and strengthens the AI safety research community through various initiatives designed to provide support and lower barriers to entry. In 2023, it engaged hundreds of researchers across multiple disciplines, training 291 students through its technical ML Safety Course, convening 25 legal scholars and policy researchers to form a new AI safety & law consortium, and connecting with over 1,000 ML researchers through AI safety events at ML conferences. Key initiatives included developing an AI safety textbook, running a Philosophy Fellowship, hosting Law & AI Safety workshops, offering student scholarships, organizing a Trojan Detection Challenge, and facilitating ML Safety social events. The organization continues to provide infrastructure for the AI safety research ecosystem while initiating multi-disciplinary projects to explore AI's societal effects and creating educational resources to encourage newcomer participation in the field. 1293012 7431439 true true false false false false false false false false true false false false true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 150 0 true 22 true false false false false false false false 0 false false false false false false false X 3 2 false false false false false false false true true false false true true true true true true true true false CA FL MA NY X Accomptant Inc 5102105245 12630 FREEMAN AVENUE HAWTHORNE CA 90250 Daniel James Hendrycks Executive Dir. 40.00 0.00 X X 213641 0 7210 Bri Treece COO 40.00 0.00 X 157420 0 7818 Oliver Zhang Managing Director Director 40.00 0.00 X 35538 0 2057 Rune Tybirk Kvist Director 1.00 0.00 X X 0 0 0 Jaan Tallin Director 1.00 0.00 X 0 0 0 406599 17085 2 false true false 0 15594432 15594432 0 484973 484973 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Revenue 900099 9786 9786 9786 16089191 494759 0 0 0 0 423684 199238 161794 62652 0 1189703 1058485 122057 9161 21029 20080 739 210 45766 36803 7775 1188 177792 138677 30225 8890 0 111329 111329 28138 28138 0 0 0 3000 3000 0 0 0 0 325440 241928 68004 15508 31827 31827 0 0 0 0 2178 1742 218 218 2980 2384 298 298 compute cluster 2827333 2827333 field building 1221381 1221381 philosophy fellowship 903821 903821 research 238963 238963 580085 508777 49643 21665 8134449 7431439 580220 122790 5896229 1286542 0 190000 25262 0 0 0 0 47185 27965 12530 2178 10352 12449378 0 0 0 0 5943414 13989499 100114 191457 5259802 100114 5451259 X 1560 7768032 5841740 770208 5843300 8538240 5943414 13989499 X 7954742 -5259802 X true X true X true false X 1398698 15594432 16993130 0 0 1398698 15594432 16993130 12960830 4032300 47 484973 485020 0 1513 9786 11299 17489449 X 0.00000 Support Schedule: Additional Supplemental Information Part II, Sec. A, Line 1, column (d) 2022 Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received was adjusted to reflect a partial refund of a 2022 grant in the amount of 5,259,802. See Schedule O. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 12530 2178 10352 10352 Reserve for potential 2022 grant refund 5259802 5259802 X 16089191 16089191 16089191 8134449 8134449 8134449 Part X : FIN48 Footnote The Corporation is a public charity and is exempt from income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and Section 23701(d) of the California Revenue and Taxation Code. The Corporation believes that it has appropriate support for any tax positions taken, and, as such, does not have any uncertain tax positions that are material to the financial statements. The Corporation is not a private foundation. The Corporation's Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax for the year ended December 31, 2023 and period ended December 31, 2022 are subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and State taxing authorities, generally three-to-four years after the returns were filed. X X X X X false false false false false false false false true true Bri Treece COO 155920 1500 4445 3373 165238 Daniel James Hendrycks Executive Dir. 212141 1500 7210 220851 Part I, Line 8: Amounts reported on 990 VII pursuant to initial contract exemption described in Regs The organization hired the Chief Operating Officer (COO) in February 2023 pursuant to a written employment contract. At the time of hire, the individual was neither a director, officer, or otherwise disqualified person with respect to the organization and was not in a position to exercise substantial influence over its affairs. The contract's terms were fixed and specify all elements of compensation including salary, benefits, and any potential bonus arrangements. The contract was negotiated at arm's length before the individual began providing services to the organization. The organization's board reviewed comparable compensation data for similar positions at comparable organizations before approving the contract terms. Since this agreement represents the initial contract between the organization and the COO, and the COO was not previously in a position to exercise substantial influence over the organization's affairs, the fixed payments under this contract are subject to the initial contract exception under Treasury Regulations section 53.4958-4(a)(3). Form 990, Part III, Line 4d OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 4: Field Building: CAIS builds and strengthens the AI safety research community through various initiatives designed to provide support and lower barriers to entry. In 2023, it engaged hundreds of researchers across multiple disciplines, training 291 students through its technical ML Safety Course, convening 25 legal scholars and policy researchers to form a new AI safety & law consortium, and connecting with over 1,000 ML researchers through AI safety events at ML conferences. Key initiatives included developing an AI safety textbook, running a Philosophy Fellowship, hosting Law & AI Safety workshops, offering student scholarships, organizing a Trojan Detection Challenge, and facilitating ML Safety social events. The organization continues to provide infrastructure for the AI safety research ecosystem while initiating multi-disciplinary projects to explore AI's societal effects and creating educational resources to encourage newcomer participation in the field. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 5: Compute Cluster: CAIS runs an initiative to provide free compute for research projects in ML safety, based on a cluster of 256 A100 GPUs with dedicated support staff to enable non-industry researchers to conduct advanced AI safety research requiring cutting-edge models. In 2023, the program has enabled 63 research projects and 36 papers under review or published, while serving over 200 AI safety researchers. According to user surveys, 70% of researchers reported their projects would not have been possible in their current scope without the cluster, while the remaining 30% indicated the cluster significantly accelerated their research progress. OTHER PROGRAM SERVICES 6: Philosophy Fellowship: The CAIS Philosophy Fellowship addresses the growing need for conceptual groundwork in AI safety research by engaging philosophers from diverse backgrounds to understand the field's current state and contribute novel research directions. Through this program, fellows critique and build on existing conceptual AI safety literature, producing new frameworks to guide technical research. In 2023, the program engaged 12 fellows and 13 guest speakers. Fellows collectively generated 21 papers examining topics like power-seeking AI and the moral status of AI agents, while also initiating 3 workshops at leading philosophy conferences, developing 2 books, and creating a special issue in a top journal focused on AI safety research. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 11b A copy of the Form 990 was provided to the officers and directors for review and comment prior to filing. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 12c Upon engagement, election, or hiring, directors, officers, and key employees agree to comply with the conflict of interest policy and to disclose any conflicts of interest, which are then handled in accordance with the policy. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15a It is the organization's policy that compensation of any director, officer, or key employee is reasonable. Determination of reasonableness entails gathering relevant market data followed by review, deliberation, and written approval by a disinterested board. Form 990, Part VI, Section B, Line 15b See response to Form 990, Part VI, Line 15a. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 18 The organization's Form 1023 and Form 990 returns are accessible to the public through the California Attorney General Charities Registry. The organization can also make such documents available upon written request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 Documents subject to public disclosure or inspection are accessible through the California Attorney General Charities Registry or can be made available upon written request to the organization. Form 990, Part XI, Line 9 partial refund of 2022 grant = -$5259802