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October 6, 2017/by Ariel Conn

ICAN Wins Nobel Peace Prize

We at FLI offer an excited congratulations to the International…

September 28, 2017/by Ariel Conn

The Future of Humanity Institute Releases Three Papers on Biorisks

September 28, 2017/by a guest blogger

START from the Beginning: 25 Years of US-Russian Nuclear Weapons Reductions

September 27, 2017/by Tucker Davey

Explainable AI: a discussion with Dan Weld

September 21, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Artificial Intelligence: The Challenge to Keep It Safe

Featured Stories

September 29, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Choosing a Career to Tackle the World’s Biggest Problems with Rob Wiblin and Brenton Mayer

If you want to improve the world as much as possible, what…

August 29, 2017/by Ariel Conn

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

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

Artificial Intelligence News

August 29, 2017/by Max Tegmark

Friendly AI: Aligning Goals

The following is an excerpt from my new book, Life 3.0: Being…

August 25, 2017/by Tucker Davey

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

August 20, 2017/by Ariel Conn

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

August 17, 2017/by Viktoriya Krakovna

Portfolio Approach to AI Safety Research

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

September 20, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Countries Sign UN Treaty to Outlaw Nuclear Weapons

Update 9/25/17: 53 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

July 7, 2017/by a guest blogger

United Nations Adopts Ban on Nuclear Weapons

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…

April 27, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Climate Change with Brian Toon and Kevin Trenberth

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

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.