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Senior Researcher - MIT AI Risk Initiative

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As AI capabilities rapidly advance, we face critical information gaps in effective AI risk management:

What are the risks from AI, which are most important, and what are the critical gaps in response?
What are the mitigations for AI risks, and which are the highest priority to implement?
Which AI risks and mitigations are relevant to which actors and sectors?
Which mitigations are being implemented, and which are neglected?
How is the above changing over time?

The MIT AI Risk Initiative aims to provide credible, timely, and decision-relevant answers to these questions. Our core outputs include the risk repository, incident tracker, mitigations database, and governance map.

We are hiring a Senior Researcher to lead and strengthen our applied research... (read 1369 more words →)

ML Engineer - MIT AI Risk Initiative, Contractor, Part-time, 6-months

peterslattery

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The MIT AI Risk Initiative is seeking support to build LLM-augmented pipelines to accelerate evidence synthesis and systematic reviews for AI risks and mitigations. The initial contract is six months, and part-time, with the possibility of extension.

The immediate use case is to help build out modules to support our review of global organizations’ AI risk responses, where we identify public documents, screen for relevance, extract claims about AI risks/mitigations, and classify outputs against several taxonomies.

The bigger picture includes generalizing and adapting this pipeline to support living updates & extensions for our risk repository, incident tracker, mitigations review, and governance mapping work.

By contributing your skills to the MIT AI Risk Initiative, you’ll help us... (read 213 more words →)

Replying toDon't Sell Stock to Donate

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Don't Sell Stock to Donate

My understanding is that I can simply need to print and send the letter/email from Every.org to Interactive Brokers, and they will facilitate the transfer.

One thing to note here is that end-of-year transfers can only be facilitated if the request has been made by the start of December. Another is that because I submitted my request too late in December, I will have to submit it again in January.

However, all things considered, if they do facilitate the transaction based on the submission of the email/letter shared from Every.org it will feel like a relatively straightforward process for me. However, maybe I'm going to find out later that there are some other complications in the process that I've missed?

MIT FutureTech are hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to work on AI Performance and Safety

peterslattery

7mo

Why apply or share?

Our work to understand progress in computing and artificial intelligence, and its implications, is highly relevant to understanding and mitigating the risks of AI.
We are one of Open Philanthropy's 10 largest Global Catastrophic Risk, and AI Governance, grantees.
This position involves working with Jonathan Rosenfeld, one of the pioneers of Deep Learning scaling laws, on AI Safety related topics.
You will help found the Fundamental AI Group within FutureTech and can help shape the direction of that group.

‍Position Overview

We are looking for the founding members for the Fundamental AI Group within FutureTech, positioned at the intersection of experimental and theoretical deep learning. Our primary focus is uncovering, explaining, and extending the... (read 955 more words →)

peterslattery9mo

Yeah, probably an issue with Brave Browser or similar. I don't have time to look into it more, but I am sure you can figure it out regardless. Might be worth adding a related message to the page (not sure)

peterslattery9mo

Thanks - FYI, I see: Sorry, the map could not be loaded. Please check the setup or contact support.

Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative Summer Research Fellowship in AI Safety (Deadline: May 18)

peterslattery

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[Sharing here for anyone who may be interested]

"Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative is excited to announce its full-time, paid, in-person Summer Research Fellowship in AI Safety. We’re selecting up to 15 fellows for an intensive research and mentorship experience supported by leading mentors and research managers.

Benefits Stipend: $8,000 for two months.

Housing: Provided or stipend up to $2,500/month.

Meals: Daily lunch and dinner, plus snacks and beverages.

Research Support: In-house managers and compute resources.

Office: 24/7 office access near Harvard Square.

Networking: Workshops, events, and socials with AI safety researchers. CBAI-Berkman Klein Center & CBAI-FutureTech fellows can use Harvard & MIT offices.

Mentorship

Gain direct mentorship from experts affiliated with institutions including Harvard, MIT, Northeastern, FAR.AI, Redwood Research, Machine Intelligence... (read more)

Replying toAI Control Methods Literature Review

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AI Control Methods Literature Review

Thank you for this. Much appreciated.

Replying toPersonal forecasting retrospective: 2020-2022

peterslattery10mo

Personal forecasting retrospective: 2020-2022

I think you should make a new version of this for your website. You are now becoming more of a public figure, and better communicating your forecasting record will help make you, and outputs like AI 2027, more credible.

Replying toPaper: Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety

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Paper: Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety

It's not my paper — I just wanted to share the link on LW as it seemed likely to be of interest to some people here. Thanks for the feedback, and sorry for the confusion!

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Paper: Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety

peterslattery

Abstract

The emerging field of “AI safety” has attracted public attention and large infusions of capital to support its implied promise: the ability to deploy advanced artificial intelligence (AI) while reducing its gravest risks. Ideas from effective altruism, longtermism, and the study of existential risk are foundational to this new field. In this paper, we contend that overlapping communities interested in these ideas have merged into what we refer to as the broader “AI safety epistemic community,” which is sustained through its mutually reinforcing community-building and knowledge production practices. We support this assertion through an analysis of four core sites in this community’s epistemic culture: 1) online community-building through Web forums and career... (read 879 more words →)

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In the future, there should be some organization or some group of individuals in the LW community who raise awareness about these sorts of opportunities and offer content and support to ensure submissions from the most knowledgeable and relevant actors. This seems like a very low-hanging fruit and is something several groups I know are doing.

MIT FutureTech are hiring ‍a Product and Data Visualization Designer

peterslattery

Why apply or share?

Our work to understand progress in computing and artificial intelligence, and its implications, is highly relevant to understanding and mitigating the risks of AI. This write-up provides a good overview of some of our interests and areas of focus.
We are one of Open Philanthropy's 10 largest Global Catastrophic Risk, and AI Governance grantees.

‍Position Overview

FutureTech is in search of a Product and Data Visualization Designer to own the design and visual communication of our research. The person in this role will be the creative force behind how our research is experienced and understood globally. They will help us articulate complex data and insights through UI and UX that are both... (read 943 more words →)

MIT FutureTech are hiring for a Head of Operations role

peterslattery

MIT FutureTech is hiring for a Head of Operations role. This is an exciting opportunity to support a rapidly growing lab who work on socially impactful AI and computing research, and rapidly develop cutting-edge skills and experience.

Please apply or share as relevant.

Why apply or share?

Our work to understand progress in computing and artificial intelligence, and its implications, is highly relevant to understanding and mitigating the risks of AI. This write-up provides a good overview of some of our interests and areas of focus.
We are one of Open Philanthropy's 10 largest Global Catastrophic Risk, and AI Governance grantees.

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Salary

MIT Pay Grade 10 ($97,150 - $162,640)

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)**

Operations
- Reviews, evaluates, and

... (read 1123 more words →)

Replying toMy 10-year retrospective on trying SSRIs

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My 10-year retrospective on trying SSRIs

As I understand it, there are several studies showing that it works for depression. Of course, it may be the case that this is only for people for whom anxiety caused the depression.

E.g.,
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26718792/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9958187/#:~:text=After%2010%2Dweek%20treatment%2C%20patients,studies%3B%20p%20%3C%200.01).

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00406-024-01783-2

Replying toMy 10-year retrospective on trying SSRIs

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My 10-year retrospective on trying SSRIs

I recommend anyone considering SSRIs to consider Silexan. See this write-up from Scott Alexander which covers the research. Someone I know has replaced their SSRI with Silexan. Several people I know have had good experiences. The main, and not always common, side effect is lavender flavored burps. Not everyone gets it. I don't, and it wasn't bad when I did. No-one I know has had a bad experience. Overall, the downside risk appears to be relatively low.

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MIT FutureTech are hiring for a Technical Associate role

peterslattery

MIT FutureTech are hiring for a Technical Associate role.

Please apply or share as relevant.

Why apply or share?

Our work to understand progress in computing and artificial intelligence, and its implications, is highly relevant to understanding and mitigating the risks of AI. This write-up provides a good overview of some of our interests and areas of focus.
We are one of Open Philanthropy's 10 largest Global Catastrophic Risk, and AI Governance grantees.

Position

TECHNICAL ASSOCIATE I, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Lab (CSAIL) (multiple openings), starting in 2024 for 1 year, renewable.

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Job Description

REQUIRED: bachelor's degree in economics, computer science, data science, or other relevant field; two years of relevant research experience (which may include experience... (read 644 more words →)

MIT FutureTech are hiring for an Operations and Project Management role.

peterslattery

MIT FutureTech are hiring for an Operations and Project Management role.

Please apply or share as relevant.

Why apply or share?

Our work to understand progress in computing and artificial intelligence, and its implications, is highly relevant to understanding and mitigating the risks of AI. This write-up provides a good overview of some of our interests and areas of focus.
We are one of Open Philanthropy's 10 largest Global Catastrophic Risk, and AI Governance grantees.

Position

Operations and Project Manager, starting in 2024 for 1 year, renewable.

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Job Description

We are seeking individuals with operations and project management to join the FutureTech operations staff. This is an exciting opportunity to support a rapidly growing lab, work on socially... (read 830 more words →)

Replying toYour posts should be on arXiv

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Your posts should be on arXiv

I also strongly endorse this based on my experience. I was a research consultant who created evidence summaries for decision makers in industry and government. This usually involved searching for published content. Anything that wasn't indexed by Google Scholar/publication repositories was almost always excluded.

Please help me sense-check my assumptions about the needs of the AI Safety community and related career plans

peterslattery

For background and context, see my related series of posts on an approach for AI Safety Movement Building. This is a quick and concise rewrite of the main points in the hope that it will attract better engagement and feedback.

Which of the following assumptions do you agree or disagree with? Follow the links to see some of the related content from my posts.

Assumptions about the needs of the AI Safety community

A lack of people, inputs, and coordination is (one of several issues) holding back progress in AI Safety. Only a small portion of potential contributors are focused on AI Safety, and current contributors face issues such as limited support, resources, and guidance.
We need

... (read 522 more words →)

peterslattery

Templates and videos for doing annual and daily reviews

A ranked link of LessWrong tags/concepts

A Proposed Approach for AI Safety Movement Building: Projects, Professions, Skills, and Ideas for the Future [long post][bounty for feedback]

Paper: Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety

peterslattery

peterslattery

Senior Researcher - MIT AI Risk Initiative

ML Engineer - MIT AI Risk Initiative, Contractor, Part-time, 6-months

MIT FutureTech are hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to work on AI Performance and Safety

Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative Summer Research Fellowship in AI Safety (Deadline: May 18)

Paper: Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety

MIT FutureTech are hiring ‍a Product and Data Visualization Designer

MIT FutureTech are hiring for a Head of Operations role

peterslattery

Templates and videos for doing annual and daily reviews

A ranked link of LessWrong tags/concepts

A Proposed Approach for AI Safety Movement Building: Projects, Professions, Skills, and Ideas for the Future [long post][bounty for feedback]

Paper: Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety

peterslattery

peterslattery

Senior Researcher - MIT AI Risk Initiative

ML Engineer - MIT AI Risk Initiative, Contractor, Part-time, 6-months

MIT FutureTech are hiring a Postdoctoral Associate to work on AI Performance and Safety

Cambridge Boston Alignment Initiative Summer Research Fellowship in AI Safety (Deadline: May 18)

Paper: Field-building and the epistemic culture of AI safety

MIT FutureTech are hiring ‍a Product and Data Visualization Designer

MIT FutureTech are hiring for a Head of Operations role

Why apply or share?

‍Position Overview

Abstract

Why apply or share?

‍Position Overview

Why apply or share?

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Salary

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions**)

Why apply or share?

Position

Location

Job Description

Why apply or share?

Position

Location

Job Description

Assumptions about the needs of the AI Safety community

Principal Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)**