Ian Eisenberg
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This monthly SF-based in person series focuses on AI Safety and its associated disciplines (e.g., AI governance & Policy, AI ethics, trustworthy AI, scalable oversight). We will dive deep into one topic each gathering, bringing our diverse perspectives together. Find more info and sign up at the Luma event!
Theme: Ethics of Advanced AI Assistants. We suggest reading the blog post so we have some common ground. If you have time - check out the full paper!
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The Ai Salon is a community founded in San Francisco focused on intimate, small-sized group discussions on the sociological, economic, cultural, and philosophical impacts and meaning of AI developments. We host small group discussions, all of which you can find on our calendar. You can find summaries of our previous conversations on our substack.
I am in strong agreement here. There are definitely aspects of AI Safety that rely on a confluence of skills beyond technical research. This is clearly a multi-disciplinary endeavor that has not (yet) fully capitalized on the multiple perspectives talented, interested people can bring.
One cautionary tale comes from my own perspective that there is a bit of a divide between "AI Safety" folks and "AI Ethics" folks, at least when it comes to online discourse. There isn't a ton of overlap, and potential animosity between strong adherents to one perspective or another. I think this is borne out of a scarcity mindset, where people see a tradeoff between X-risk focus and other... (read more)