Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, how much has been awarded under the Alignment Project; to how many projects; and what proportion of funding came from (a) the UK Government and (b) other funders.

The Alignment Project awarded 60 grants with a combined value of £21.8 million to projects that are dedicated to accelerating progress in AI alignment research. This figure is part of a wider £27 million programme that includes compute and other partner support. Of the grant funding, roughly 55% is from the UK Government (AISI), 7% is from other UK public bodies (UKRI and ARIA), and 38% comes from other funders.