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A low-effort guide I dashed off in less than an hour, because I got riled up. 1. Try not to hire a team. Try pretty hard at this. 1. Try to find a more efficient way to solve your problem that requires less labor – a smaller-footprint solution. 2. Try...
This is a new introduction to AI as an extinction threat, previously posted to the MIRI website in February alongside a summary. It was written independently of Eliezer and Nate's forthcoming book, If Anyone Builds It, Everyone Dies, and isn't a sneak peak of the book. Since the book is...
Eliezer and I love to talk about writing. We talk about our own current writing projects, how we’d improve the books we’re reading, and what we want to write next. Sometimes along the way I learn some amazing fact about HPMOR or Project Lawful or one of Eliezer’s other works....
As we explained in our MIRI 2024 Mission and Strategy update, MIRI has pivoted to prioritize policy, communications, and technical governance research over technical alignment research. This follow-up post goes into detail about our communications strategy. The Objective: Shut it Down[1] Our objective is to convince major powers to shut...
MIRI is hiring a managing editor and one or more writers. Here's the job listing. We're accepting applications until March 13th. I am the Communications Manager at MIRI and I'm the hiring manager for these positions. I'm happy to answer questions.
I am seeking crowdsourced wisdom. Suppose I[1] want to influence public opinion on a complicated, nuanced topic.[2] And further suppose that one of the ways I want to do that is by participating actively in public discourse: posting short-form content, reacting to other people's short-form content, signal boosting good takes,...
Looking for a way to help communicate about AI x-risk? MIRI is hiring in the Communications department. There will be additional job listings soon for writers and editors, but we're starting with this comms generalist / project manager role. https://intelligence.org/careers/comms-generalist-pm/ I am the Communications Manager at MIRI and this person...