Newsletter 1

Newsletter 1

ANNOUNCEMENTS 🔊

AI Safety Türkiye Introduction to AI Governance

In our 5-week online reading and discussion program, we will learn the basics of the AI Governance field and career opportunities in this field.

🗓️Register by: May 18

AI Safety Fundamentals by Bluedot Impact

In this 12-week online course on technical AI alignment designed by AI safety experts, you will learn about the strategies to reduce potential harms of AI systems.

🗓️Register by: June 2nd

Virtual AI Safety Unconference

This free-access online event is a showcase platform for the AI Safety community, where we will have productive research discussions around the question: “How do we make sure that AI systems will be safe and beneficial, both in the near term and in the long run?”.

🗓️ Register by: May 23rd

AI Safety, Ethics and Society Course

This course aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to how current AI systems work, why many experts are concerned that continued advances in AI may pose severe societal-scale risks, and how society can manage and mitigate these risks.

🗓️ Register by: May 31st

Pivotal Research Fellowship

You can fill out the form on their website to stay informed about the next research program of Pivotal, an initiative aimed at understanding and reducing global catastrophic risks arising from AI and biotechnology. Participants will explore the potential risks of new technologies and work on solutions to mitigate them under the guidance of mentors and research managers for a period of 9 weeks.

TOP PICKS 📑 🎧

What if Dario Amodei Is Right About AI?

Anthropic’s co-founder and C.E.O. explains why he thinks artificial intelligence is on an “exponential curve”.

Should We Pause AI Development Until We’re Sure We Can Do It Safely?

In this episode of Clearer Thinking’s podcast, Joep Meindertsma, the founder of PauseAI, emphasizes the importance of halting AI development and establishing a secure AI system, aiming to raise awareness about AI risks in the public and stimulate the search for solutions.

AI “Agents” Could Do Real Work In The Real World. That Might Not Be A Good Thing.

Kelsey Piper from Vox takes a look at the new frontier of AI agents, highlighting their potential to transform everyday tasks alongside the significant safety challenges they introduce.