Preventing Sociopathic Robots
Can we leverage vulnerability and homeostasis to encourage proxies for harm aversion, empathic concern and compassion to emerge in world-modeling AI?
Survival and Flourishing Fund
Assessing The Impact of an Immersive Audiovisual Experience on Mood and Cognitive States
How can immersive technology increase the efficacy of mood-altering content? How far can we take experiential technology for therapeutic applications?
Lumena, Inc.
Assessing The Impact of an Audiovisual Experience on Mood States
Do stroboscopic visuals and binaural beats entrain brain states? What is the effect of a technodelic experience on EEG and autonomic activity?
IN.TO
Identifying Gradations of The Meditative Experience
Can we isolate individually-defined preferred states of meditation? Can we use neurofeedback to revisit those states at will?
Tiny Blue Dot Foundation
Neuromodulatory Induction of Meditative States
Can we use non-invasive neuromodulation to facilitate deep meditative states? Is it possible for novices to approach states achieved by experts?
Emulating Entheogens to Enhance Empathy
Can we use physio-responsive environments to safely promote ego dissolution, emotional breakthrough, and neural plasticity? Can an immersive infinity cube help break down our fundamental distinction between self and environment to update maladaptive beliefs?
Joy Ventures + Pursuing other funding opportunities