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I think it is plausible a strong form of recursive self-improvement[1] is imminent or already underway, and that we may be on track for superintelligence by Christmas of this year if racing continues. This is substantially faster than any forecast, including ones like AI 2027 that were considered outrageously fast...
Timelines are short. Given that, the sooner we can onboard people into the alignment field, the better. In that spirit, and in light of our current applicant count and quality, Iliad is launching three new Iliad Fellowship cohorts, all to start before the year is out. That is, separate from...
Features that current AIs don't have that future AIs will have: Autonomously updating it own weights during deployment Synonyms/ monickers that roughly mean the same thing: continual learning, online learning, continually adaptively updated long-term memory. Every second humans update their brain weights. The brain autonomously decides what to update on....
The April 2026 Iliad Intensive cohort, at LISA Iliad, an umbrella organization for applied math for AI alignment, is running several additional programs through the end of the year! Applications to all of them are now open, here. Applicants will be selected on the basis of estimated mathematical strength. August...
[see also Four Ways Learning Economics makes you people dumber future AI] This is a tweet by Seb Krier that caught my eye. The exact person and exact points are incidental. It illustrates what to is a flaw in many 'economics' frames on AI. > Expecting a model to do...
UPDATE: An updated version of the course materials, under construction, can be accessed on our new website. We are releasing the course materials of the Iliad Intensive, a new month-long and full-time AI Alignment course that runs in-person every second month. The course targets people with strong backgrounds in mathematics,...
Almost two months ago, Iliad announced the Iliad Intensive and Iliad Fellowship. Fellowships are a well-understood unit, but what is an intensive? This post explains this in more detail! For more details on the content, see the Iliad Intensive Course Materials post. Comparison. The Iliad Intensive has similarities to ARENA,...