The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is an independent nonprofit that works to reduce extreme, large-scale risks from transformative technologies, as well as steer the development and use of these technologies to benefit life. The Institute's work primarily consists of grantmaking, educational outreach, and policy advocacy within the U.S. government, European Union institutions, and United Nations, but also includes running conferences and contests. FLI has become one of the world's leading voices on the governance of AI having created one of the earliest and most influential sets of governance principles: the Asilomar AI Principles.