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Nate and Eliezer’s forthcoming book has been getting a remarkably strong reception. I was under the impression that there are many people who find the extinction threat from AI credible, but that far fewer of them would be willing to say so publicly, especially by endorsing a book with an...

As we announced back in October, I have taken on the senior leadership role at MIRI as its CEO. It’s a big pair of shoes to fill, and an awesome responsibility that I’m honored to take on. There have been several changes at MIRI since our 2020 strategic update, so...

(Crossposted from the MIRI blog) MIRI’s 2019 fundraiser is now live, December 2–31! Over the past two years, huge donor support has helped us double the size of our AI alignment research team. Hitting our $1M fundraising goal this month will put us in a great position to continue our...

(Crossposted from the MIRI blog) Update Nov. 28: We’ve updated this post to announce that Haskell developer Edward Kmett has joined the MIRI team! Additionally, we’ve added links to some of our recent Agent Foundations research. Our donors showed up in a big way for Giving Tuesday! Through Dec. 29,...

Update 2017-12-27: We've blown past our 3rd and final target, and reached the matching cap of $300,000 for the $2 million Matching Challenge! Thanks so much to everyone who supported us! All donations made before 23:59 PST on Dec 31st will continue to be counted towards our fundraiser total. The...

MIRI’s 2017 fundraiser is live through the end of December! Our progress so far (updated live): Donate Now MIRI is a research nonprofit based in Berkeley, California with a mission of ensuring that smarter-than-human AI technology has a positive impact on the world. You can learn more about our work...

The Singularity Institute is coming to Oxford, England for AGI-2012! AGI-2012 runs December 8th–11th, but many of us will be arriving as early as the 6th or 7th, and some will be leaving as late as the 16th. We are looking for generous members of the Less Wrong community who...