Creative contest to raise awareness of AI existential risks ($100k prizes)

By TaylorJns @ 2025-10-03T14:06 (+25)

We have recently announced the Keep The Future Human Creative Contest, with $100,000+ in cash prizes, for digital media that raises awareness of AI existential risks. 

We'd love to see EA Forum folks registering, but also would really appreciate your help spreading the word – we have lots of prizes to give away, and the impact of the contest really depends on getting it seen by the right people.

Refer somebody for a $30 Amazon voucher: For each person that you refer to the contest, you will be awarded a $30 Amazon gift voucher as a thank-you. You will only receive a referral bonus for people who complete (or participate in a team that completes) a sincere submission. You don’t need to give them a referral code — they will be invited to tell us who referred them to the contest when submitting their project.

✍🏻 Register for the Creative Contest

Details about the contest:

To enter, you must submit a piece of creative digital media (including writings, videos, games, and even workshops or policy planks) that engage with the key ideas of the essay, and inspire positive action for AI safety. We're intentionally keeping the criteria quite broad to encourage a wide range of submissions.

The deadline for submissions is 30 November 2025.

Submissions will be evaluated by Anthony (author of Keep The Future Human) and colleagues at the Future of Life Institute according to the following criteria:

• Engaging with Keep The Future Human, and delivering on contest objectives — Your submission must demonstrate an understanding of the key ideas within the essay ‘Keep The Future Human’, and seek to explore or engage with them.
• Creative Execution — Quality of craft and creative execution in your piece.
• Accessibility & Portability — How easily a piece of creative content can be accessed and enjoyed by a wide range of people.

Register for the contest and you will also receive a free item of Keep The Future Human merchandise (when it's ready for shipping):

✍🏻 Register for the Creative Contest

The contest is open to anybody, of any age, and teams are welcome to apply. See the contest webpage for full details about eligibility, submission materials, and guidelines.

Questions: If you have any questions about the contest, please send me an email at: taylor@futureoflife.org