# Advancing independent research on AI alignment

DevFeed: [Advancing independent research on AI alignment](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/advancing-independent-research-on-ai-alignment-6276.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://openai.com/index/advancing-independent-research-ai-alignment>)

Published: 2026-02-19T10:00:00Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [OpenAI News](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/openai-news.md>)

Topics: [ai alignment](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-alignment.md>), [OpenAI](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openai.md>), [ai security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-security.md>), [Responsibility & Safety](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/responsibility-safety.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>)

Tags: [ai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai.md>), [ai-alignment](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ai-alignment.md>), [ecosystem](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ecosystem.md>), [global](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global.md>), [global-affairs](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/global-affairs.md>), [openai](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openai.md>), [research](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/research.md>), [safety](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/safety.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>)

## AI overview

OpenAI is committing $7.5 million to The Alignment Project, a global fund supporting independent research into mitigations for safety and security risks from misaligned AI. The article describes independent research as a complement to frontier-lab work and emphasizes diverse approaches, scalable alignment methods, and responsible development.

## Source excerpt

OpenAI commits $7.5M to The Alignment Project to fund independent AI alignment research, strengthening global efforts to address AGI safety and security risks.