Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence (CFI)
CFI is a highly interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Cambridge, funded by a £10 million grant from the Leverhulme Trust. Its mission is to work across research disciplines and sectors to ensure AI is a force for good. Research spans algorithmic transparency, autonomous systems, AI governance, consciousness, social and feminist AI, AI-amplified injustice, and the implications of AI for democracy, geopolitics, and the environment. The Centre is based in Cambridge with research spokes at Imperial College London and the University of California, Berkeley, and maintains strong links to policy and technology sectors in the UK and internationally.
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CFI's theory of change is that rigorous, interdisciplinary academic research into the nature, ethics, and societal impact of AI—spanning philosophy, social science, machine learning, and policy—can shape how AI is developed and governed. By generating foundational knowledge, training future researchers, engaging policymakers and industry, and hosting international research networks, the Centre aims to ensure that AI development proceeds in ways that benefit humanity and avoid serious harms. On longer-term risks, CFI contributes research on catastrophic and existential risks from AI systems with increasing generality and capability, and advocates for governance interventions (such as compute governance) that could serve as effective safety levers.
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