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Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. The following excerpts summarize historical case studies that are arguably informative for AI governance. The case studies span nuclear arms control, militaries’ adoption of electricity, and environmental agreements. (For ease of reading, we have edited the formatting of the following excerpts and added bolding.) Source: https://aisafetyfund...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. Historically, progress in the field of cryptography has been enormously consequential. Over the past century, for instance, cryptographic discoveries have played a key role in a world war and made it possible to use the internet for business and private communication. In the interest of exploring the impact the field may have in the future,...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. As advanced machine learning systems’ capabilities begin to play a significant role in geopolitics and societal order, it may become imperative that (1) governments be able to enforce rules on the development of advanced ML systems within their borders, and (2) countries be able to verify each other’s compliance with potential future interna...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. International institutions may have an important role to play in ensuring advanced AI systems benefit humanity. International collaborations can unlock AI’s ability to further sustainable development, and coordination of regulatory efforts can reduce obstacles to innovation and the spread of benefits. Conversely, the potential dangerous capa...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. We’ve created OpenAI LP, a new “capped-profit” company that allows us to rapidly increase our investments in compute and talent while including checks and balances to actualize our mission.  The original text contained 1 footnote which was omitted from this narration. --- Source: https://openai.com/blog/openai-lp ---  Narrated by TYPE III AU...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. Our Charter describes the principles we use to execute on OpenAI’s mission.  --- Source: https://openai.com/charter ---  Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . A podcast by BlueDot Impact .

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. I’ve been writing about tangible things we can do today to help the most important century go well. Previously, I wrote about helpful messages to spread and how to help via full-time work . This piece is about what major AI companies can do (and not do) to be helpful. By “major AI companies,” I mean the sorts of AI companies that are advanci...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. If you fear that someone will build a machine that will seize control of the world and annihilate humanity, then one kind of response is to try to build further machines that will seize control of the world even earlier without destroying it, forestalling the ruinous machine’s conquest. An alternative or complementary kind of response is to...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. About two years ago, I wrote that “it’s difficult to know which ‘intermediate goals’ [e.g. policy goals] we could pursue that, if achieved, would clearly increase the odds of eventual good outcomes from transformative AI.” Much has changed since then, and in this post I give an update on 12 ideas for US policy goals[1]Many […]  The original...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.  I carried out a short project to better understand talent needs in AI governance. This post reports on my findings. How this post could be helpful: If you’re trying to upskill in AI governance, this post could help you to understand the kinds of work and skills that are in demand. If you’re a field-builder trying to find or upskill people t...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. (Last updated August 31, 2022) Summary and Introduction One potential way to improve the impacts of AI is helping various actors figure out good AI strategies—that is, good high-level plans focused on AI.  To support people who are interested in that, we compile some relevant career i  --- Source: https://aisafetyfundamentals.com/governance-...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. Expertise in China and its relations with the world might be critical in tackling some of the world’s most pressing problems. In particular, China’s relationship with the US is arguably the most important bilateral relationship in the world, with these two countries collectively accounting for over 40% of global GDP. 1 These considerations l...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. This is a quickly written post listing opportunities for people to apply for funding from funders that are part of the EA community.  …  --- First published: October 26th, 2021  Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/DqwxrdyQxcMQ8P2rD/list-of-ea-funding-opportunities ---  Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO . A podcast by BlueDot Impact .

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. This post summarizes the way I currently think about career choice for longtermists. I have put much less time into thinking about this than 80,000 Hours, but I think it’s valuable for there to be multiple perspectives on this topic out there. Edited to add: see below for why I chose to focus on longtermism in this post. While the jobs I lis...

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses. People who want to improve the trajectory of AI sometimes think their options for object-level work are (i) technical safety work and (ii) non-technical governance work. But that list misses things; another group of arguably promising options is technical work in AI governance, i.e. technical work that mainly boosts AI governance interventio...