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Supervised Program for Alignment Research (SPAR) at UC Berkeley: Spring 2023 summary

In Spring 2023, the Berkeley AI Safety Initiative for Students (BASIS) organized an alignment research program for students, drawing inspiration from similar programs by Stanford AI Alignment[1] and OxAI Safety Hub. We brought together 12 researchers from organizations like CHAI, FAR AI, Redwood Research, and Anthropic, and 38 research participants...

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Supervised Program for Alignment Research (SPAR) at UC Berkeley: Spring 2023 summary

Aug 19, 2023•23

Carolyn Qian

Supervised Program for Alignment Research (SPAR) at UC Berkeley: Spring 2023 summary

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In Spring 2023, the Berkeley AI Safety Initiative for Students (BASIS) organized an alignment research program for students, drawing inspiration from similar programs by Stanford AI Alignment^[1] and OxAI Safety Hub. We brought together 12 researchers from organizations like CHAI, FAR AI, Redwood Research, and Anthropic, and 38 research participants from UC Berkeley and beyond.

Here is the link to SPAR’s website, which includes all of the details about the program. We’ll be running the program again in the Fall 2023 semester as an intercollegiate program, coordinating with a number of local groups and researchers from across the globe.

If you are interested in supervising an AI safety project in Fall 2023, learn more here... (read 1504 more words →)