[ExI] Future of Humanity Institute at Oxford University has closed down

[efc at swisscows.email]

Interesting. I think Boström has gotten quite a lot of exposure recently, 
but apparently not enough to keep the money flowing.

I wonder if he will just recede back into the philosophy department or if 
he'll start a new organization with new backers?

On Thu, 18 Apr 2024, BillK via extropy-chat wrote:

> Established in 2005, initially for a 3-year period, the Future of
> Humanity Institute was a multidisciplinary research group at Oxford
> University.  It was founded by Prof Nick Bostrom.
>
> <https://www.futureofhumanityinstitute.org/>
>
> Quote:
> Over time FHI faced increasing administrative headwinds within the
> Faculty of Philosophy (the Institute’s organizational home).  Starting
> in 2020, the Faculty imposed a freeze on fundraising and hiring.  In
> late 2023, the Faculty of Philosophy decided that the contracts of the
> remaining FHI staff would not be renewed.  On 16 April 2024, the
> Institute was closed down.
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>
> BillK
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