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AI Safety Thursdays: Avoiding Gradual Disempowerment

by Juliana Eberschlag, Mario Gibney
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Thursday 3rd July at 10:00 pm GMT
Toronto, ON, Canada

Posted on: 5th Jun 2025

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Trajectory Labs (Toronto AI Safety)

​Description

This talk will explore the concept of gradual disempowerment as an alternative to the abrupt takeover scenarios often discussed in AI safety. Dr David Duvenaud will examine how even incremental improvements in AI capabilities can erode human influence over critical societal systems, including the economy, culture, and governance.

​Timeline

​6:00-6:45 Pizza & Networking

​6:45-8:15 Presentation, including questions

​8:15 onward Breakout/Informal Discussions