Foundation PS
Long-term research excellence for Finland's and Europe's competitiveness and growth.
Our Mission | PS Fellows
Our Mission
Foundation Post Scriptum, established by Silo AI co-founder and CEO Peter Sarlin, is a non-profit initiative to strengthen Finland’s and Europe’s AI research ecosystem and competitiveness. By funding professorships and supporting world-class research, the foundation aims to drive innovation, attract top talent, and advance Europe’s position as a global leader in AI.
Together with public and private partners, Foundation PS is on a mission to build a vibrant AI ecosystem that bridges academia, industry, and policy, ensuring long-term impact and commercial success for Europe.
PS Fellows
Peter Sarlin’s initial donation forms the PS Fellow network. The donation to Finnish universities and the ELLIS Institute supports establishing 13 new professorships. The professorships represent a significant step in strengthening the AI research ecosystem in Finland and Europe and in promoting long-term competitiveness in the field of AI.
Foundation PS aims to continue supporting world-class AI research in Finland, with a particular focus on the activities of the PS Fellow network formed through the professorships.
In the media
This donation towards ELLIS Institute professorships will strengthen and expand our already world-class expertise and competitiveness. The ELLIS Institute will enable us to ambitiously recruit global talent.
Peter Sarlin’s donation is an invaluable contribution to strengthening Finland's critical AI expertise. This donation helps us advance our research and also provides excellent support for our education in a field that is of utmost importance to Aalto University. We plan to use Peter Sarlin’s donation to support a new professorship in the field of AI.
We are deeply grateful to Peter Sarlin for his generous donation that will contribute towards the establishment of a professorship in Business & AI at Hanken School of Economics. We strongly believe that this will allow us to contribute significantly to how AI will be applied in and will contribute to society in the business context.
Investment in AI research paves the way for significant breakthroughs in AI applications as well. Peter Sarlin's visionary donation for AI research strengthens the high-quality and ambitious AI research conducted at the University of Helsinki. The donation will be allocated to establishing a new AI professorship.
Peter Sarlin's donation is a unique investment in AI research. I am particularly grateful that the donation also considers the specific questions and opportunities of art in the development of the field. I believe that a professorship combining the fields of art and AI research is an important addition to Finland's AI expertise and will foster both scientific and artistic breakthroughs,
AI plays an increasingly significant role in the development of research and education worldwide. Thanks to this donation, we’ll be able to enhance top-tier AI capabilities to support the activities of our university and the growth of the AI industry. Together with other universities, we are also strengthening the Finnish network of expertise in AI.
We are extremely grateful for the donation made by Peter Sarlin. The donation is a wonderful support for Finnish expertise in artificial intelligence and simultaneously strengthens the competitiveness of the entire Finnish society on the global stage. The donation will further advance our AI-related research at the University of Jyväskylä.
World-class expertise in the domain of artificial intelligence is in demand – comprehensive and multidisciplinary research is needed. The donation by Peter Sarlin supports our high-quality research on the legal considerations surrounding AI and issues in legal informatics. We are grateful for the donation, and the University of Lapland will use it to support a new professorship in AI-related legal issues.
This important investment shows Peter Sarlin’s precise understanding and sense of the needs for the improvement of AI knowledge and research in Finland. This donation boosts the National Defence University’s academic AI research and studies within military sciences, defence and the context of comprehensive security. It enables wide and fruitful possibilities to join the ELLIS network, and to share and to receive expertise. Along with this donation, the National Defence University will establish a new AI professorship.
The University of Oulu has a long and successful history in AI research, and today the utilization of artificial intelligence is an integral part of the university's various profiling areas. The new professorship is an important and welcomed investment in research and the future.
Peter Sarlin's donation significantly supports the development of AI research at Tampere University and helps create a strong national network in the field. At the same time, the donation also represents pioneering efforts to strengthen the culture of philanthropy in Finland.
I want to thank Peter Sarlin for this donation, which is a valuable investment in strengthening Finland's business sector expertise in artificial intelligence. It helps advance high-level research and education in the field. The professorship to be established at the University of Vaasa will focus on research related to energy-efficient data centers and energy systems connected to AI.
Sarlin's significant donation will support the establishment of a new professorship focused on AI research in the Faculty of Technology at the University of Turku. The strength of the University of Turku in AI research and education is its multidisciplinarity and effective cooperation with the business world. Silo AI, led by Sarlin, among others, has been an important partner in AI research in recent years,
Peter Sarlin's donation is truly valuable for the strengthening and development of AI expertise in Finland. It is great that an alumnus of Åbo Akademi University can contribute in such a significant way to advance our research and support our expanded education in AI. This will further increase the competence and labour market relevance of our graduates and masters. The donation will be used as part of the establishment of a new professorship in artificial intelligence in the subject of information technology at Åbo Akademi University.