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.
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Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Where are the safety teams?
Plus: Online course on worldbuilding for positive futures with AI; new publications about AI; our Digital Media Accelerator; and more.
Maggie Munro
1 May, 2025
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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.
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The EU AI Act Newsletter
Up-to-date developments and analyses of the proposed EU AI law – by Risto Uuk.
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AI Action Summit Newsletter
Everything you need to know about the 2025 AI Action Summit and its context, twice per month. 🇬🇧English and 🇫🇷French.
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Not Another Big Tech Stack
A monthly perspective on AI policy, unaffiliated with any of the major AI companies. By Mark Brakel.
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Newsletter archive
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Everyone’s (Finally) Talking About AI Safety
Updates on AI regulation, a historic UN resolution, our new open letter on AI licensing, examining the Terms of Use of leading AI labs, and more. Also, just two weeks left to apply for FLI PhD fellowships!
Maggie Munro
1 November, 2023
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Our Pause Letter, Six Months Later
Reflections on the six-month anniversary of our open letter, our UK AI Safety Summit recommendations, and more.
Maggie Munro
1 October, 2023
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: ‘Imagine A World’ is out today!
Envisioning positive futures with AI, and urgent calls for AI regulation continue.
Maggie Munro
5 September, 2023
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Hollywood Talks AI
Including our latest video on AI + nukes, and FLI cause areas on the big screen.
Maggie Munro
2 August, 2023
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Our Most Realistic Nuclear War Simulation Yet
Welcome to the Future of Life Institute newsletter. Every month, we bring 28,000+ subscribers the latest news on how emerging […]
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5 July, 2023
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Progress on the EU AI Act!
Welcome to the Future of Life Institute newsletter. Every month, we bring 27,000+ subscribers the latest news on how emerging […]
Will Jones
31 May, 2023
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Don’t Look Up!
Welcome to the Future of Life Institute newsletter. Every month, we bring 27,000+ subscribers the latest news on how emerging […]
Will Jones
31 March, 2023
Future of Life Institute Newsletter: Pause Giant AI Experiments!
Welcome to the Future of Life Institute newsletter. Every month, we bring 25,000+ subscribers the latest news on how emerging […]
Akhil
31 March, 2023
Future of Life Institute February 2023 Newsletter: Progress on Autonomous Weapons!
Welcome to the Future of Life Institute newsletter. Every month, we bring 24,000+ subscribers the latest news on how emerging […]
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1 March, 2023
FLI November 2022 Newsletter: AI Liability Directive
Welcome to the Future of Life Institute Newsletter. Every month, we bring 24,000+ subscribers the latest news on how emerging technologies are transforming our […]
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9 December, 2022