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August 17, 2017/by Viktoriya Krakovna

Portfolio Approach to AI Safety Research

Long-term AI safety is an inherently speculative research area,…

August 3, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Can AI Remain Safe as Companies Race to Develop It?

July 31, 2017/by Tucker Davey

Towards a Code of Ethics in Artificial Intelligence with Paula Boddington

July 27, 2017/by admin

Op-ed: Should Artificial Intelligence Be Regulated?

July 25, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Safe Artificial Intelligence May Start with Collaboration

Featured Stories

July 31, 2017/by Ariel Conn

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

How well can we predict the future? In this podcast, Ariel…

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

April 27, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Climate Change with Brian Toon and Kevin Trenberth

March 31, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Law and Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence News

July 26, 2017/by Rob Bensinger

MIRI’s July 2017 Newsletter

The following was originally posted here. A number of…

July 18, 2017/by Sarah Marquart

Aligning Superintelligence With Human Interests

July 6, 2017/by a guest blogger

FHI Quarterly Update (July 2017)

June 26, 2017/by Tucker Davey

Using History to Chart the Future of AI: An Interview with Katja Grace

Biotechnology News

May 12, 2017/by Ariel Conn

GP-write and the Future of Biology

Imagine going to the airport, but instead of walking through…

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 30, 2016/by Tucker Davey

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

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.

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.