Atlas Computing is a new nonprofit working to collaboratively advance AI capabilities that are asymmetrically risk-reducing. Our work consists of building prototypes and building an ecosystem around @davidad's Safeguarded AI (formerly referred to as the Open Agency Architecture).

We formed in Oct 2023, and raised nearly $1M, primarily from the Survival and Flourishing Fund and Protocol Labs. We have no physical office, and are currently only Evan Miyazono (CEO) and Daniel Windham (software lead), but over the coming months and years, we hope to create compelling evidence that:

The Safeguarded AI research agenda includes both research and engineering projects where breakthroughs or tools can incrementally reduce AI risks.
If Atlas Computing makes only partial progress toward building safeguarded AI, we’ll likely have put tools into the world that are useful for accelerating human oversight and review of AI outputs, asymmetrically favoring risk reduction.
When davidad's ARIA program concludes [...]

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Outline:

(01:18) Our overall strategy

(02:18) Specification-based AI vs other AI risk mitigation strategies

(03:26) How this differs from davidad's work at ARIA

(05:02) Our plan

(06:34) Why a nonprofit?

(07:31) How to engage with us

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First published:
April 11th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/dKD47KMqvYAB7Zkmv/announcing-atlas-computing

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

“Announcing Atlas Computing” by miyazono

LessWrong (30+ Karma)