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September 20, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Countries Sign UN Treaty to Outlaw Nuclear Weapons

Update 9/21/17: 50 countries have now signed and 3 have ratified. Today,…

September 18, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Stanislav Petrov, the Man Who Saved the World, Has Died

September 8, 2017/by a guest blogger

Understanding the Risks and Limitations of North Korea’s Nuclear Program

August 29, 2017/by Max Tegmark

Friendly AI: Aligning Goals

August 25, 2017/by Tucker Davey

How to Design AIs That Understand What Humans Want: An Interview with Long Ouyang

Featured Stories

August 29, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Life 3.0 – Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

https://soundcloud.com/futureoflife/life-30-max-tegmark Elon…

July 31, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: The Art of Predicting with Anthony Aguirre and Andrew Critch

July 31, 2017/by Tucker Davey

Towards a Code of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence with Paula Boddington

July 7, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Banning Nuclear and Autonomous Weapons with Richard Moyes and Miriam Struyk

June 1, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Creative AI with Mark Riedl & Scientists Support a Nuclear Ban

Artificial Intelligence News

August 20, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Leaders of Top Robotics and AI Companies Call for Ban on Killer Robots

Founders of AI/robotics companies, including Elon Musk (Tesla,…

August 17, 2017/by Viktoriya Krakovna

Portfolio Approach to AI Safety Research

August 15, 2017/by Max Tegmark

Superintelligence survey

August 3, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Can AI Remain Safe as Companies Race to Develop It?

Biotechnology News

July 6, 2017/by a guest blogger

FHI Quarterly Update (July 2017)

The following update was originally posted on the FHI website: In…

May 12, 2017/by Ariel Conn

GP-write and the Future of Biology

December 30, 2016/by Ariel Conn

Why 2016 Was Actually a Year of Hope

December 30, 2016/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: FLI 2016 – A Year In Review

July 7, 2017/by a guest blogger

United Nations Adopts Ban on Nuclear Weapons

Today, 72 years after their invention, states at the United Nations…

June 30, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Support Grows for UN Nuclear Weapons Ban

June 30, 2017/by a guest blogger

U.S. Conference of Mayors Unanimously Adopts Mayors for Peace Resolution

May 18, 2017/by Ariel Conn

The U.S. Worldwide Threat Assessment Includes Warnings of Cyber Attacks, Nuclear Weapons, Climate Change, etc.

April 27, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Climate Change with Brian Toon and Kevin Trenberth

Too often, the media focus their attention on climate-change…

September 30, 2016/by Tucker Davey

Artificial Photosynthesis: Can We Harness the Energy of the Sun as Well as Plants?

August 5, 2016/by Tucker Davey

Developing Countries Can’t Afford Climate Change

August 1, 2016/by Phil Torres

Op-ed: Being Alarmed Is Not the Same as Being an Alarmist

Congratulations to the AI Project Grant Recipients!

Congratulations to all the researchers who were awarded grants to further the science behind AI safety. Click on the award icon to learn more about their research.