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May 18, 2017/by Ariel Conn

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

Last Thursday – just one day before the WannaCry ransomware…
May 16, 2017/by Rob Bensinger

MIRI’s May 2017 Newsletter

May 12, 2017/by Ariel Conn

GP-write and the Future of Biology

May 10, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Forget the Cold War – Experts say Nuclear Weapons Are a Bigger Risk Today

April 21, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Reducing the Threat of Nuclear War 2017

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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…
March 31, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Law and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

February 28, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: UN Nuclear Weapons Ban with Beatrice Fihn and Susi Snyder

January 31, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Top AI Breakthroughs, with Ian Goodfellow and Richard Mallah

December 30, 2016/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: FLI 2016 – A Year In Review

Artificial Intelligence News

May 1, 2017/by Viktoriya Krakovna

Machine Learning Security at ICLR 2017

The overall theme of the ICLR conference setting this year…
April 18, 2017/by Nate Soares

Ensuring Smarter-than-human Intelligence Has a Positive Outcome

April 13, 2017/by Matt Scherer

Op-ed: Poll Shows Strong Support for AI Regulation Though Respondents Admit Limited Knowledge of AI

April 7, 2017/by Rob Bensinger

MIRI’s April 2017 Newsletter

Biotechnology News

December 30, 2016/by Ariel Conn

Why 2016 Was Actually a Year of Hope

Just about everyone found something to dislike about 2016, from…
September 30, 2016/by Tucker Davey

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

September 22, 2016/by a guest blogger

The Federal Government Updates Biotech Regulations

Effective Altruism 2016
August 15, 2016/by Ariel Conn

Effective Altruism 2016

Nuclear News

March 30, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Survivors Speak Out As UN Negotiates Nuke Ban

To imagine innocence is to picture children playing. As such,…
March 29, 2017/by a guest blogger

Testimony by Sue Coleman-Haseldine, Nuclear Bomb Testing Survivor

March 29, 2017/by a guest blogger

Testimony by Fujimori Toshiki, Hiroshima Survivor

March 27, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Hawking, Higgs and Over 3,000 Other Scientists Support UN Nuclear Ban Negotiations

Climate News

August 5, 2016/by Tucker Davey

Developing Countries Can’t Afford Climate Change

Developing countries currently cannot sustain themselves, let…
August 1, 2016/by Phil Torres

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

July 25, 2016/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Could an Earthquake Destroy Humanity?

July 22, 2016/by Phil Torres

Op-ed: Climate Change Is the Most Urgent Existential Risk

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.

FLI Projects & Updates

  • Hawking, Higgs and Over 3,000 Other Scientists Support UN Nuclear Ban NegotiationsMarch 27, 2017 - 1:45 pm
  • Why You Should Care About NukesOctober 29, 2016 - 11:15 pm
  • Obama’s Nuclear LegacyOctober 6, 2016 - 4:10 pm
  • Hawking Says ‘Don’t Bank on the Bomb’ and Cambridge Votes to Divest $ 1Billion From Nuclear WeaponsApril 4, 2016 - 9:41 am
  • AAAI Safety Workshop Highlights: Debate, Discussion, and Future ResearchFebruary 17, 2016 - 6:26 pm
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  • The Top A.I. Breakthroughs of 2015December 29, 2015 - 5:10 pm
  • Think-tank dismisses leading AI researchers as ludditesDecember 24, 2015 - 11:43 am
  • A rebuttal to bad AI journalismWhen AI Journalism Goes BadApril 26, 2016 - 12:39 pm
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  • How Smart Can AI Get?February 17, 2017 - 3:24 pm
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Recent
  • A Principled AI Discussion in AsilomarJanuary 17, 2017 - 8:34 pm
  • Elon Musk donates $10M to keep AI beneficialOctober 12, 2015 - 12:28 am
  • The U.S. Worldwide Threat Assessment Includes Warnings of...May 18, 2017 - 11:41 am
  • MIRI’s May 2017 NewsletterMay 16, 2017 - 5:45 pm
  • GP-write and the Future of BiologyMay 12, 2017 - 2:50 pm
  • Forget the Cold War – Experts say Nuclear Weapons Are...May 10, 2017 - 6:10 pm
  • AI FAQ JapaneseMay 6, 2017 - 11:17 am
  • FLI April, 2017 NewsletterMay 3, 2017 - 11:52 am
  • Machine Learning Security at ICLR 2017May 1, 2017 - 1:49 pm
  • AI FAQ ChineseApril 28, 2017 - 5:46 am
  • Podcast: Climate Change with Brian Toon and Kevin Trenb...April 27, 2017 - 6:14 pm
  • Transcript: Climate Change – What Do the Scientists...April 27, 2017 - 5:28 pm
Comments
  • Matthew C. TedderI remember back in 1989 realizing the field was stuck and...May 11, 2017 - 10:15 am by Matthew C. Tedder
  • Aileen WalshYou know what really annoys me reading what you have on...April 17, 2017 - 6:52 am by Aileen Walsh
  • Aileen WalshThe problem I have with the development of the principles...April 17, 2017 - 4:57 am by Aileen Walsh
  • Luke RussoWe clearly have a choice. Option A follow the natural path...April 6, 2017 - 6:58 am by Luke Russo
  • MetastableI wouldn't use phrase "Non-zero Probability", because readers...April 4, 2017 - 7:41 pm by Metastable
  • OliverWe should recognize the usefulness of the attention directed...April 4, 2017 - 7:10 am by Oliver
  • Luke russoWhat a wonderful and adventurous path this will be but we...April 1, 2017 - 6:36 am by Luke russo
  • Jason C. StoneCountries that cooperate with the UN should focus on automating...March 31, 2017 - 8:02 pm by Jason C. Stone
  • JimToday, it seems to me that 'GREED' drives just about everything....March 31, 2017 - 9:54 am by Jim
  • DukeZhouReaders would do well to focus on the immediate issues raised...March 29, 2017 - 3:15 pm by DukeZhou
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