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MIRI updates

MIRI Communications Manager Gretta Duleba explains MIRI's current communications strategy. We hope to clearly communicate to policymakers and the general public why there's an urgent need to shut down frontier AI development, and make the case for installing an “off-switch”. This will not be easy, and there is a lot of work to be done. Some projects we’re currently exploring include a new website, a book, and an online reference resource.
Rob Bensinger argues, contra Leopold Aschenbrenner, that the US government should not race to develop artificial superintelligence. “If anyone builds it, everyone dies.” Instead, Rob outlines a proposal for the US to spearhead an international alliance to halt progress toward the technology.
At the end of June, the Agent Foundations team, including Scott Garrabrant and others, will be parting ways with MIRI to continue their work as independent researchers. The team was [...]

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(00:07) MIRI updates

(02:46) News and links

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First published:
June 14th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/GdBwsYWGytXrkniSy/miri-s-june-2024-newsletter

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“MIRI’s June 2024 Newsletter” by Harlan

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