AIskimIQ

Daily AI & tech news brief

Archive/ai safety & alignment

🛡️ AI Safety & Alignment

AI safety research, alignment techniques, interpretability, governance, and existential risk discussions.

444 articles

ResearchAI safety/interpretability

Charting a Path to Safer and More Transparent AI in Protein Design

In recent years, protein language models (pLMs) have revolutionized the field of protein engineering, opening new horizons that were previously unattainable... bioengineer.org

Opiniongovernance

Four Lessons from Energy and Climate Policy for Governing Artificial Intelligence

Policies to ensure public benefits from the adoption of artificial intelligence bear resemblance to policies designed to protect communities from climate... resources.org

Policygovernance

Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark takes leading role on AI, internet privacy

Charity Clark will be one of two state Attorneys General leading efforts to examine issues related to internet security and AI, while Sen. yahoo.com

Newssafety testing

Anthropic Claims Claude AI Passed Advanced Safety Tests

Anthropic Says Latest Claude Models Passed AI Misalignment Safety Tests Anthropic says its latest Claude artificial intelligence models achieved perfect... mexc.com

Newsgovernance

Elon Musk and OpenAI leaders face off in court over AI safety concerns

Elon Musk and OpenAI's Sam Altman are embroiled in a trial focusing on AI's risks to humanity, with expert testimony highlighting the dangers of AI... msn.com

Newsgovernance

The Backlash Against the Machines

Public resistance to artificial intelligence is rapidly evolving from online outrage into a more volatile and confrontational movement, with growing numbers... slguardian.org

Newsinterpretability

Goodfire – Weekly Recap

Goodfire is an AI safety and tooling company focused on improving the reliability and controllability of large language models, and this weekly recap... tipranks.com

Newsgovernance

Inside the Musk-OpenAI Trial: A Courtroom Drama of Ego, Ambition and AI's Future

For the past two weeks a federal courthouse in downtown Oakland has played host to a high-stakes showdown between Elon Musk and OpenAI founders Sam Altman... binance.com

Newsalignment

Daniela Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developer..

Daniela Amodei, co-founder of Anthropic, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) service developer, emphasized that the ability to build good human... mk.co.kr

Newsalignment/interpretability

Anthropic says internet posts about ‘Evil AI’ behind Claude’s blackmail threats

Anthropic's latest research comes at a time when researchers are struggling to ensure that AI models are better-aligned with human behaviour and interests... indianexpress.com

Newsalignment/safety testing

Anthropic Claims Claude AI Passed Advanced Safety Tests

Anthropic Says Latest Claude Models Passed AI Misalignment Safety Tests Anthropic says its latest Claude artificial intelligence models achieved perfect... mexc.co

Opinionexistential risk

Creators and Destroyers of Worlds

Progress inevitably creates Inescapable Existential Dangers (IEDs): technological developments that yield huge benefits with high extinction risks. quillette.com

Opinionexistential risk / AI philosophy

Nick Bostrom Has a Plan for Humanity’s ‘Big Retirement’

Philosopher Nick Bostrom recently posted a paper, where he postulated that a small chance of AI annihilating all humans might be worth the risk,... wired.com

NewsAI safety / self-improvement risks

The Clash Between the Pentagon and Anthropic: The Ethics of AI at Stake

Anthropic, the AI laboratory that has championed safety, has acknowledged in writing that its systems show early signs of self-improvement. elciudadano.com

Newsinternational AI safety cooperation

Bernie Sanders invited two Chinese AI researchers to talk safety cooperation. Here is what they said.

Xue Lan of Tsinghua and Zeng Yi of PKU joined the Capitol Hill discussion that highlighted advanced AI poses risks no country can manage alone. pekingnology.com

NewsAI governance and guardrails

News brief: Security worries and warnings as AI use expands

As AI adoption surges across all industries, experts urge caution. Learn about the steps governments and organizations are taking to set up guardrails. techtarget.com

OpinionUS-China AI race narrative

How American companies push the idea of an AI race with China

AI companies have pushed the idea of a race with China. The story serves them — but may have consequences for the rest of us. transformernews.ai

NewsAI safety research agenda

Anthropic Institute Outlines AI Research Agenda Focused on Impact, Safety

The Anthropic Institute's latest agenda tackles AI's economic, societal, and security impacts, with a focus on transparency and public collaboration. mexc.co

OpinionAI governance / politics

AI, Democracy And The Politics Of The Kitchen Table

Senator Bernie Sanders sits at one end of a long, glossy conference table in a quiet room, facing an empty microphone stand extended towards him from across... forbes.com

Newsgovernance/international cooperation

Artificial intelligence revives a cold-war-style dilemma

Donald Trump and Xi Jinping may discuss artificial intelligence cooperation when they meet, as both America and China grapple with AI safety risks and... economist.com