Are you working on accelerating AI safety effectiveness for existential risks? Interested in contributing to this problem, learning about current efforts, or funding active work? Join us:

📍 Location & Time (Hybrid Event):

In-person: Picasso Boardroom, 1185 6th Avenue, NYC (capacity limited to 27 attendees)
Virtual: Unlimited capacity, Google Meet link will be sent to registered participants before event
Date: Friday 10/10 at 4 pm EDT
- (One hour before EA Global NYC 2025 opens nearby)

🎯 The Challenge:

AI capabilities are advancing rapidly
Current research literature: Many AI safety approaches may not scale beyond human-level AI
Critical question: Given catastrophic risks at stake, how can we accelerate our progress toward effective technical AI safety solutions, for future powerful AI systems which may emerge in the near-term?

🚀 Event Focus: This symposium may be a first to connect researchers, founders, funders, and forward thinkers on technical AI safety acceleration methods.

📝 Registration:

Free hybrid event with in-person and virtual options
In-person registration: Capacity limited to 27 attendees- register early!
- Registration deadline: Thursday 10/9 at 8 am EDT
Virtual registration: Open until event start

🎤 Lightning Talks about your work or interest in the field:

Format: 7 minutes followed by 5 minutes Q&A
To present: Email martin.leitgab@gmail.com with brief description
Speaker list: Selected speakers visible in public sheet [here]
Post-event: Summary with speaker materials posted on LessWrong (with speaker permission)

💡 Topics of Interest:

Accelerating discovery of effective safety solutions
Scalable effectiveness predictions for solution candidates
Automating safety research workflow steps
Any technical methods to accelerate towards AI safety effectiveness for AI beyond human-level

We are looking forward to your participation!