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October 16, 2018/by Ariel Conn

IPCC 2018 Special Report Paints Dire — But Not Completely Hopeless — Picture of Future

On Wednesday, October 10, the panhandle of Florida was struck…

October 12, 2018/by Kirsten Gronlund

Genome Editing and the Future of Biowarfare: A Conversation with Dr. Piers Millett

October 8, 2018/by Tucker Davey

Cognitive Biases and AI Value Alignment: An Interview with Owain Evans

September 26, 2018/by Max Tegmark

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

September 17, 2018/by Jolene Creighton

Making AI Safe in an Unpredictable World: An Interview with Thomas G. Dietterich

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October 18, 2018/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: On Becoming a Moral Realist with Peter Singer

Are there such things as moral facts? If so, how might…

October 11, 2018/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Martin Rees on the Prospects for Humanity: AI, Biotech, Climate Change, Overpopulation, Cryogenics, and More

September 27, 2018/by Ariel Conn

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

September 17, 2018/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: Moral Uncertainty and the Path to AI Alignment with William MacAskill

August 30, 2018/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Artificial Intelligence – Global Governance, National Policy, and Public Trust with Allan Dafoe and Jessica Cussins

Artificial Intelligence News

September 14, 2018/by Ariel Conn

European Parliament Passes Resolution Supporting a Ban on Killer Robots

The European Parliament passed a resolution on September 12,…

September 4, 2018/by Ariel Conn

The Risks Posed By Lethal Autonomous Weapons

August 31, 2018/by The FLI Team

State of California Endorses Asilomar AI Principles

August 30, 2018/by Jolene Creighton

Governing AI: An Inside Look at the Quest to Ensure AI Benefits Humanity

Biotechnology News

November 27, 2017/by Ariel Conn

Help Support FLI This Giving Tuesday

We’ve accomplished a lot. FLI has only been around for a few…

September 29, 2017/by Ariel Conn

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

September 28, 2017/by Ariel Conn

The Future of Humanity Institute Releases Three Papers on Biorisks

July 6, 2017/by a guest blogger

FHI Quarterly Update (July 2017)

May 31, 2018/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: Nuclear Dilemmas, From North Korea to Iran

With the U.S. pulling out of the Iran deal and canceling…

April 27, 2018/by Ariel Conn

Podcast: What Are the Odds of Nuclear War? A Conversation With Seth Baum and Robert de Neufville

March 29, 2018/by The FLI Team

2018 Spring Conference: Invest in Minds Not Missiles

January 26, 2018/by Tucker Davey

Rewinding the Doomsday Clock

May 24, 2018/by a guest blogger

What Can We Learn From Cape Town’s Water Crisis?

The following article was contributed by Billy Babis. Earlier…

March 8, 2018/by Kirsten Gronlund

Can Global Warming Stay Below 1.5 Degrees? Views Differ Among Climate Scientists

February 22, 2018/by Kirsten Gronlund

As Acidification Increases, Ocean Biodiversity May Decline

February 6, 2018/by Tucker Davey

As CO2 Levels Rise, Scientists Question Best- and Worst-Case Scenarios of Climate Change

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.