Future of Life Institute Newsletter
A monthly update on transformative technology and extreme risks
Our newsletter brings subscribers the latest news on how emerging technologies are transforming our world - for better and worse.
Subscribe to the newsletter
Latest edition
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Recommendations for the AI Action Plan
Plus: FLI Executive Director's new essay on keeping the future human; "Slaughterbots: A treaty on the horizon"; apply to our new Digital Media Accelerator; and more!
Maggie Munro
31 March, 2025
Read previous editions
What you can expect
At the end of every month, our 40,000+ subscribers can expect:
- Our work – An update on FLI activities and output across our cause areas.
- Policy developments – Significant governance and policy developments in the US, EU, and international institutions.
- Latest research – The latest scientific and policy research related to our cause areas.
- Top resources – A list of articles, reports, and podcasts our researchers are reading.
- Data insights – Important data and visualisations about our cause areas.
Our other newsletters
Our team also publishes a couple of issue-specific newsletters:
The Autonomous Weapons Newsletter
Stay up-to-date on the autonomous weapons space with a monthly newsletter covering policymaking efforts, weapons systems technology, and more.
View newsletter
The EU AI Act Newsletter
Up-to-date developments and analyses of the proposed EU AI law – by Risto Uuk.
View newsletter
AI Action Summit Newsletter
Everything you need to know about the 2025 AI Action Summit and its context, twice per month. 🇬🇧English and 🇫🇷French.
View newsletter
Not Another Big Tech Stack
A monthly perspective on AI policy, unaffiliated with any of the major AI companies. By Mark Brakel.
View newsletter
Newsletter archive
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Recommendations for the AI Action Plan
Plus: FLI Executive Director's new essay on keeping the future human; "Slaughterbots: A treaty on the horizon"; apply to our new Digital Media Accelerator; and more!
Maggie Munro
31 March, 2025
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Meet PERCEY
Introducing our new AI awareness companion; notes from the AI Action Summit and IASEAI; a new short film on AI replacing human labour; and more!
Maggie Munro
5 March, 2025
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: The AI ‘Shadow of Evil’
Notes from the Vatican on AI; the first International AI Safety Report; DeepSeek disrupts; a youth-focused video essay on superintelligence, by youth; grant and job opportunities; and more!
Maggie Munro
31 January, 2025
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: 2024 in Review
Reflections on another massive year; major AI companies score disappointing safety grades; our 2024 Future of Life Award winners; and more!
Maggie Munro
31 December, 2024
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Tool AI > Uncontrollable AGI
Max Tegmark on AGI vs. Tool AI; magazine covers from a future with superintelligence; join our new digital experience as a beta tester; and more.
Maggie Munro
2 December, 2024
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Illustrating Superintelligence
Need a break from US election news? Explore the results of our $70K creative contest; new national security AI guidance from the White House; polling teens on AI; and much more.
Maggie Munro
1 November, 2024
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: On SB 1047, Gov. Newsom Caves to Big Tech
A disappointing outcome for the AI safety bill, updates from UNGA, our $1.5 million grant for global risk convergence research, and more.
Maggie Munro
1 October, 2024
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: California’s AI Safety Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk
Latest policymaking updates, OpenAI safety team reportedly halved, moving towards an AWS treaty, and more.
Maggie Munro
30 August, 2024
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: New $4 million grants program!
Mitigating AI-driven power concentration, Pindex and FLI collaboration, announcing our newest grantees and their projects, and more.
Maggie Munro
1 August, 2024
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: California Pushes for AI Legislation
A look at SB 1047, new $50,000 Superintelligence Imagined contest, recommendations to the Senate AI Working Group, and more.
Maggie Munro
5 July, 2024