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Jaan Tallinn

Future of Life InstituteCo-founder and Member of Board of Directors

🇪🇪 Estonia

Tallinn helped build Skype and Kazaa before becoming a backer of AI companies and research into their risks. He invested in DeepMind and co-founded the Future of Life Institute and Cambridge’s Centre for the Study of Existential Risk.[1] His philanthropy focuses on preventing advanced AI from threatening humanity’s survival.[2]

Career & education

Current role
2014-present
Co-founder and Member of Board of Directors

Work and education history is primarily focused on AI-relevant roles and may not be comprehensive.

References

  1. Future of Life Institute — Jaan Tallinnfutureoflife.org

    Official biography verifies founding engineer of Skype/Kazaa, co-founding both risk institutions, philanthropic support and former DeepMind investor director.

  2. Jaan Tallinn — philanthropic prioritiesjaan.online

    Personal page, linked by official Metaplanet biography, identifies reducing extinction risk from artificial intelligence as the current philanthropic focus. Describes his priorities without endorsing risk predictions.

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Reviewed August 7, 2026 · Checked for accuracy and new information.

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