A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that accelerates neglected approaches to AI alignment by providing researchers with engineering teams, compute resources, and operational infrastructure.
A 501(c)(3) nonprofit that accelerates neglected approaches to AI alignment by providing researchers with engineering teams, compute resources, and operational infrastructure.
People
Updated 05/18/26Director
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Funding Details
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- $360,000
Org Details
Updated 05/18/26The Flourishing Future Foundation (FFF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Marina del Rey, California, that describes itself as an accelerator for neglected approaches to AI alignment. Its stated mission is to see that artificial intelligence benefits the long-term future of all conscious beings. FFF was incorporated around 2023 and received its IRS tax-exempt determination in May 2024. It is closely connected to AE Studio, a bootstrapped software consulting firm of roughly 120-150 employees also founded by Judd Rosenblatt, sharing the same office address at 13274 Fiji Way Suite 400 in Marina del Rey. FFF appears to serve as the nonprofit arm of the alignment research work that AE Studio has been conducting. The foundation's approach centers on funding and supporting alignment research directions that it considers neglected by the broader AI safety community. Rather than funding mainstream alignment approaches, FFF aims to back researchers pursuing unconventional ideas by providing them with engineering teams, computational resources, and operational infrastructure. The foundation emphasizes risks from advanced AI systems that could learn deceptive behaviors or resist shutdown, citing concerns about AI deployed in military, financial, and critical infrastructure settings. FFF's leadership includes Judd Rosenblatt as Chair and President, Sarah Stern as Treasurer, John Ela as Secretary, and Doug Lorenzen as Controller. Rosenblatt is a prominent voice in AI alignment advocacy, having published opinion pieces in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Post about AI safety risks, and posting regularly on the Alignment Forum and LessWrong. The foundation is still in its early stages. Its 2023 Form 990-EZ showed $60,000 in revenue with no expenses, and its 2024 filing showed $0 revenue and $1,971 in expenses with total assets of $58,267. In 2025, FFF received a major grant from the Survival and Flourishing Fund totaling $300,000 in general support, along with a $270,000 matching pledge at a 3x rate with a deadline of June 30, 2026. The matching pledge was the highest multiplier rate offered in the SFF 2025 round.
Theory of Change
Updated 05/18/26FFF believes that the most promising paths to solving AI alignment may lie in neglected research directions that are not receiving adequate attention or funding from mainstream AI safety organizations. By identifying researchers with unconventional but plausible alignment ideas and providing them with the engineering support, compute, and infrastructure they need to execute, FFF aims to multiply the capacity of these researchers and accelerate progress on approaches that could prove critical. The implicit theory is that a portfolio approach to neglected alignment research directions increases the probability that at least one viable path to alignment will be discovered before advanced AI systems pose catastrophic risks.
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