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December 5, 2019/by Jolene Creighton

Gene Drives: Assessing the Benefits & Risks

Gene Drives Assessing the Benefits & Risks By Jolene…

Co-author Stefan Schubert on the newly published report "Psychology of Existential Risk: Moral Judgments about Human Extinction"

October 30, 2019/by a guest blogger

The Psychology of Existential Risk: Moral Judgments about Human Extinction

August 19, 2019/by Kirsten Gronlund

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

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

Podcasts

December 2, 2019/by Lucas Perry

FLI Podcast: The Psychology of Existential Risk and Effective Altruism with Stefan Schubert

We could all be more altruistic and effective in our service…

Wendall Wallace discusses his work in the fields of machine ethics, emerging technology and Ai governance.

November 15, 2019/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: Machine Ethics and AI Governance with Wendell Wallach

October 31, 2019/by Lucas Perry

FLI Podcast: Cosmological Koans: A Journey to the Heart of Physical Reality with Anthony Aguirre

October 8, 2019/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control with Stuart Russell

feeding everyone, global catastrophe

September 30, 2019/by Ariel Conn

FLI Podcast: Feeding Everyone in a Global Catastrophe with Dave Denkenberger & Joshua Pearce

Artificial Intelligence News

September 17, 2019/by Lucas Perry

AI Alignment Podcast: Synthesizing a human’s preferences into a utility function with Stuart Armstrong

In his Research Agenda v0.9: Synthesizing a human's preferences…

August 30, 2019/by Ariel Conn

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

August 16, 2019/by Lucas Perry

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

July 22, 2019/by Lucas Perry

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

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

Brian Toon on nuclear winter

November 14, 2019/by Ariel Conn

Not Cool Ep 23: Brian Toon on nuclear winter: the other climate change

Though climate change and global warming are often used synonymously,…

June 28, 2019/by Ariel Conn

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

June 6, 2019/by Kirsten Gronlund

New Report Calls Out Banks that Make Nuclear Weapons Investments

February 5, 2019/by Jolene Creighton

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

November 27, 2019/by Ariel Conn

Not Cool Epilogue: A Climate Conversation

In this brief epilogue, Ariel reflects on what she's learned…

Naomi Oreskes discusses her new book and explains why we should trust climate science

November 25, 2019/by Ariel Conn

Not Cool Ep 26: Naomi Oreskes on trusting climate science

Mario Molina discusses effective climate action.

November 21, 2019/by Ariel Conn

Not Cool Ep 25: Mario Molina on climate action

Ellen Quigley and Natalie Jones explain what you can do to help defund the fossil fuel industry.

November 19, 2019/by Ariel Conn

Not Cool Ep 24: Ellen Quigley and Natalie Jones on defunding the fossil fuel industry

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.

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