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August 19, 2019/by Kirsten Gronlund

New Report: Don’t Be Evil – A Survey of the Tech Sector’s Stance on Lethal Autonomous Weapons

As we move towards a more automated world, tech companies…

August 14, 2019/by Jolene Creighton

How Can AI Systems Understand Human Values?

August 1, 2019/by a guest blogger

Sapiens Plurum Short Fiction Winner: Mildred 302.0

June 18, 2019/by Viktoriya Krakovna

ICLR Safe ML Workshop Report

June 6, 2019/by Kirsten Gronlund

New Report Calls Out Banks that Make Nuclear Weapons Investments

Podcasts

August 30, 2019/by Ariel Conn

FLI Podcast: Beyond the Arms Race Narrative: AI & China with Helen Toner & Elsa Kania

Discussions of Chinese artificial intelligence frequently…

August 16, 2019/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: China’s AI Superpower Dream with Jeffrey Ding

August 1, 2019/by Ariel Conn

The Climate Crisis as an Existential Threat with Simon Beard and Haydn Belfield

July 22, 2019/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: On the Governance of AI with Jade Leung

June 28, 2019/by Ariel Conn

FLI Podcast: Is Nuclear Weapons Testing Back on the Horizon? With Jeffrey Lewis and Alex Bell

Artificial Intelligence News

May 31, 2019/by Ariel Conn

FLI Podcast: Applying AI Safety & Ethics Today with Ashley Llorens & Francesca Rossi

As we grapple with questions about AI safety and ethics,…

May 23, 2019/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: On Consciousness, Qualia, and Meaning with Mike Johnson and Andrés Gómez Emilsson

May 9, 2019/by Kirsten Gronlund

State of AI: Artificial Intelligence, the Military and Increasingly Autonomous Weapons

April 25, 2019/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: An Overview of Technical AI Alignment with Rohin Shah (Part 2)

Biotechnology News

February 28, 2019/by Ariel Conn

FLI Podcast (Part 2): Anthrax, Agent Orange, and Yellow Rain: Verification Stories with Matthew Meselson and Max Tegmark

In this special two-part podcast Ariel Conn is joined by…

February 28, 2019/by Ariel Conn

FLI Podcast (Part 1): From DNA to Banning Biological Weapons With Matthew Meselson and Max Tegmark

November 30, 2018/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Governing Biotechnology, From Avian Flu to Genetically-Modified Babies with Catherine Rhodes

November 20, 2018/by a guest blogger

Benefits & Risks of Biotechnology

February 5, 2019/by Jolene Creighton

The Breakdown of the INF: Who’s to Blame for the Collapse of the Landmark Nuclear Treaty?

On February 1, a little more than 30 years after it went…

October 23, 2018/by Jolene Creighton

Trump to Pull US Out of Nuclear Treaty

September 27, 2018/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: AI and Nuclear Weapons – Trust, Accidents, and New Risks with Paul Scharre and Mike Horowitz

September 26, 2018/by Max Tegmark

$50,000 Award to Stanislav Petrov for helping avert WWIII – but US denies visa

April 30, 2019/by Ariel Conn

FLI Podcast: The Unexpected Side Effects of Climate Change With Fran Moore and Nick Obradovich

It’s not just about the natural world. The side effects…

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December 17, 2018/by Kirsten Gronlund

Updates From the COP24 Climate Change Meeting

November 28, 2018/by Jolene Creighton

US Government Releases Its Latest Climate Assessment, Demands Immediate Action

October 31, 2018/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Can We Avoid the Worst of Climate Change? with Alexander Verbeek and John Moorhead

Congratulations to the 2018 AGI Project Grant Recipients!

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