Forethought
Forethought Research is a nonprofit research organization based in Oxford, UK, that investigates how humanity can best navigate the potentially rapid transition to a world with superintelligent AI systems. The team conducts research on neglected AI macrostrategy topics including AI-enabled coups, intelligence explosion dynamics, existential security tools, governance of advanced AI, and pathways to flourishing post-AGI futures. Forethought aims to surface important questions that others miss and share findings with AI companies, policymakers, and the public without restricting itself to the current Overton window.
Funding Details
- Annual Budget
- $4,100,000
- Monthly Burn Rate
- $341,667
- Current Runway
- -
- Funding Goal
- $3,900,000
- Funding Raised to Date
- $4,100,000
- Fiscal Sponsor
- -
Theory of Change
Forethought believes that AI systems approaching and exceeding human-level capabilities could trigger rapid, hard-to-reverse changes with massive consequences for the long-term future. Their theory of change centers on conducting rigorous, neglected research on AI macrostrategy questions that others miss or avoid due to Overton window constraints. By surfacing these critical questions early, developing clearer conceptual models, and sharing findings with AI companies, policymakers, and the research community, they aim to improve humanity's ability to navigate the transition to superintelligent AI. They emphasize that the goal is not merely surviving but achieving genuinely good outcomes, arguing that positively influencing the values, institutions, and power distributions that might be locked in during the coming years is as important as reducing extinction risk.
Grants Received
from Survival and Flourishing Fund
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 9:51 PM UTC
- Created
- Mar 18, 2026, 11:18 PM UTC