I'm particularly happy that you are working on formalizing the problems. Does this represent a change (or compromise) in E's stance on doing research in the open?
I don't think it was ever Eliezer's position that all research had to be done in secret. There is a lot of Friendliness research that can be done in the open, and the 'FAI Open Problems' document will outline what that work is.
Thanks to the hard work and cooperation of Singularity Institute staff and volunteers, especially Louie Helm and Luke Muehlhauser (lukeprog), we now have a Strategic Plan, which outlines the near-term goals and vision of the Institute, and concrete actions we can take to fulfill those goals.
http://singinst.org/blog/2011/08/26/singularity-institute-strategic-plan-2011/
We welcome your feedback. You can send any comments to institute@intelligence.org.
The release of this Strategic Plan is part of an overall effort to increase transparency at Singularity Institute.