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# Thinky Machines Launches $50,000 Tinker Grants for Open Weight AI Safety

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**Published:** 2026-08-25T03:07:05.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** open\-source, safety, funding, research

## Summary

Researchers focusing on open\-weight artificial intelligence models can apply for credits to support safety projects via a new funding initiative\. Thinky Machin…

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