Cross-posting this new blog post I wrote. Apologies for the trite intro — I'm trying to write the blog in a pretty accessible way. Here's the Twitter thread. Finally, if you’re interested in applying for funding to work on one of these projects (or something similar), check out our RFP....
AI has enormous beneficial potential if it is governed well. However, in line with a growing contingent of AI (and other) experts from academia, industry, government, and civil society, we also think that AI systems could soon (e.g. in the next 15 years) cause catastrophic harm. For example, this could...
Cross-posting this new blog post I wrote. Apologies for the trite intro — I'm trying to write the blog in a pretty accessible way.
Here's the Twitter thread.
Finally, if you’re interested in applying for funding to work on one of these projects (or something similar), check out our RFP.
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I think there’s a real chance that AI systems capable of causing a catastrophe (including to the point of causing human extinction) are developed in the next decade. This is why I spend my days making grants to talented people working on projects that could reduce catastrophic risks from transformative AI.
I don't have a spreadsheet where... (read 2883 more words →)
AI has enormous beneficial potential if it is governed well. However, in line with a growing contingent of AI (and other) experts from academia, industry, government, and civil society, we also think that AI systems could soon (e.g. in the next 15 years) cause catastrophic harm. For example, this could happen if malicious human actors deliberately misuse advanced AI systems, or if we lose control of future powerful systems designed to take autonomous actions.[1]
To improve the odds that humanity successfully navigates these risks, we are soliciting short expressions of interest (EOIs) for funding for work across six subject areas, described here.
Strong applications might be funded by Good Ventures (Open Philanthropy’s partner organization),... (read more)