Future of Humanity Institute

Multidisciplinary research institute at the University of Oxford. We bring careful thinking to bear on big-picture questions about humanity and its prospects.

[Toby Ord @tobyordoxford]

The audiobook of The Precipice is on sale at a quarter the normal price for the next two weeks.
https://t.co/6t0GKCUfj3

[Michael Cohen @Michael05156007]

Here's a poster and video summary of recent work at AI Magazine! We found that under certain (very plausible) conditions, we can expect advanced artificial agents to intervene in the provision of rewards, with catastrophic consequences. 1/2

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

New research from our AI safety team argues that human extinction is a likely outcome of running a sufficiently advanced artificial agent. https://t.co/ZSdKsR7RaL

[Michael Cohen @Michael05156007]

Bostrom, Russell, and others have argued that advanced AI poses a threat to humanity. We reach the same conclusion in a new paper in AI Magazine, but we note a few (very plausible) assumptions on which such arguments depend. https://t.co/LQLZcf3P2G 🧵 1/15

[GovAI @GovAIOrg]

Today, we’re relaunching as a nonprofit. Our mission remains the same: We are building a global research community, dedicated to helping humanity transition to a world with advanced AI. But we’ll also be exploring new ways to expand our impact.

https://t.co/7VVyuHPtM1

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

@tobyordoxford working link: https://t.co/NHNTGHNkUX

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

FHI's @tobyordoxford was quoted in UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's speech to the UN General Assembly yesterday.

Full transcript: https://t.co/2brybUJBSK…

[Allan Dafoe @AllanDafoe]

Over the past years I have been deeply impressed by @DeepMind, both by its technical achievements and its leadership in the responsible development of AI. I am delighted to share that I have recently joined DeepMind, where I will continue my work on AI governance. 1/3

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

Recordings and transcripts of our past two webinars are now available: https://t.co/9agzGvluY1

Redesigning AI for Shared Prosperity: An Agenda by Stephanie Bell and Katya Klinova

and

AI and Inequality: Joseph Stiglitz in discussion with Anton Korinek

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

By how much does community mask-wearing reduce COVID-19 transmission?

A new paper coauthored by FHI researchers explores the relationship between mask-wearing and transmission

Read the full paper here: https://t.co/xSdabOVvry

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

What are the harms of epistemic fragmentation in online targeted advertising using ML?

@SilviaMilano1 recently coauthored 'Epistemic fragmentation poses a threat to the governance of online targeting' in @NatMachIntell

Read the full paper here: https://t.co/PkJ1pxpjmV

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

Join us in an hour for @klinovakatya and @the_sbell from @PartnershipAI presenting on 'Redesigning AI for Shared Prosperity'

@robseamans will join as discussant and @akorinek will moderate

Register: https://t.co/uSEEeFUBD2

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

Join us on Monday for @klinovakatya and @the_sbell from @PartnershipAI presenting on 'Redesigning AI for Shared Prosperity'

@robseamans will join as discussant and @akorinek will moderate

Mon 21st Jun
1700–1830 BST (0900–1030 PT, 1200–1330 EDT)
Register: https://t.co/uSEEeGccuA

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

#FutureProofReport, a new report by @tobyordoxford and @LongResilience takes a look at how the UK Government can be better prepared for the next extreme risk event - whether a pandemic or otherwise.

https://t.co/MLYetrbflU

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

How can we forecast and mitigate AI’s impacts on inequality?

Join us on Monday for an in-depth conversation between @JosephEStiglitz and @akorinek about AI and inequality.

Monday 3rd May
1700–1830 BST (0900–1030 PT, 1200–1330 EDT)
Registration: https://t.co/vLi7msWKPi

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

FHI won't be running summer fellowships this year, but our colleagues at the Stanford Existential Risks Initiative @StanfordCISAC have a similar programme, and some FHI researchers may supervise relevant projects.

Applications due April 21st!

https://t.co/cDIoxFwWtH

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

What are the fundamental causal limits on how much of the universe we can observe or affect?

@tobyordoxford recently published The Edges of Our Universe.

Paper here: https://t.co/B0qt97gakU

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

Why did the US and USSR fail to agree on int'l control of nuclear weapons in 1944-1951?

@WaqarHZaidi and @AllanDafoe's recently published International Control of Powerful Technology: Lessons from the Baruch Plan for Nuclear Weapons.

Paper here: https://t.co/B7pNVly59a

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

“Understanding the effectiveness of government interventions in Europe’s second wave of COVID-19” collaboration b/w FHI, @imperialcollege, @OATML_Oxford, @uni_copenhagen, @LSHTM, @Cambridge_Uni, @TheCrick

Paper
https://t.co/nDtAVptADv

Summary of results https://t.co/W7cDK78pVA

[Sören Mindermann @sorenmind]

“Understanding the effectiveness of government interventions in Europe’s second wave of COVID-19” -- a result of a new collaboration between @Oxford, @Imperial, @FHIOxford, @OATML_Oxford, @uni_copenhagen, @LSHTM, @Cambridge_Uni, @TheCrick... 1/

➡️Paper: https://t.co/oZnrB5dNpW

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

Four new published papers from the Causal Incentives Working Group (a collaboration with Oxford, DeepMind and U of Toronto researchers), on incentive concepts, and how they can be applied to AI safety. In AAAI x2, AAMAS, and Synthese.
https://t.co/rUFda7PkJR

[Future of Humanity Institute @FHIOxford]

The full transcript and video from our event with @davidautor, @mioana, @klinovakatya, & @akorinek on the MIT's Work for the Future Task Force results are now available.

https://t.co/yeB7fkHgyT