AI’s greatest promise is human flourishing.
Delivering that future requires people who think clearly about the human goods we want to preserve in the age of AI—and have the technical abilities to build for them.
What is Cosmos Institute?
Cosmos is an academy to develop philosopher-builders and equip them to steer AI toward human flourishing.
We run fellowships, fund fast prototypes, and host seminars with institutions like Oxford, Aspen Institute, and Liberty Fund.
We share ideas that challenge the default narrative—and help build a better one.
If you're someone who thinks deeply, builds deliberately, and cares about the future AI is shaping—we want you to join the Cosmos network.
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1. Subscribe for content and updates
Weekly essays on AI, autonomy, truth-seeking and decentralization—plus open programs, opportunities, and network updates.
2. Apply for a Grant or Fellowship
We back builders that aim to expand autonomy, foster decentralization, and enable truth-seeking in the age of AI
→ Apply for a grant for AI projects
→ Indicate interest in our Fellowship
3. Join an Academic Program
We run seminars bringing together top thinkers and builders in AI and philosophy with institutions like Oxford University, Edge Esmeralda, Liberty Fund and others.
→ Indicate interest in philosophy x AI seminars
4. Read some of our top posts
Why Centralized AI Is Not Our Inevitable Future
(from Cosmos Grants co-lead Alex Komoroske)
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If you’d like to work with us please see our open roles, or submit an expression of interest.
