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[Rob Wiblin @robertwiblin]

My best interview in some time.

Rohin Shah leads AGI alignment/safety at DeepMind.

And he has a lot of spicy personal takes:

We probably won’t get catastrophic misalignment (00:49)
Safety 'commitments' have severe limitations (10:38)
The intelligence explosion probably isn't imminent (1:52:44)
Why he's not working to pause AI advances (51:44)
Pre-deployment evals aren't the right focus (for catastrophic risks) (37:41)
Signalling concern for safety sometimes diverts resources from actually making AI safe (01:09:51)
Reading AI thoughts is v useful for safety – and we'll probably be able to for years to come (54:17)
Governance is somewhat more likely to be the bottleneck than alignment (43:55)
Rohin's team doesn't have a veto, and that's OK (27:36)
Central banks are a promising model for regulating AI (33:34)

Also:

Google DeepMind's actual plan for building AGI safely (1:40:29)
How external researchers can positively influence big AI companies (2:21:55)
The roles GDM most needs to hire for (2:37:03)

On the 80,000 Hours Podcast. Links below - enjoy! (@rohinmshah)

[Martha Gimbel @marthagimbel]

In the BBC with a hot take*: maybe individual company announcements are the worst way to evaluate the impact of AI on the labor market and we should take a more data-centric approach

*ok it’s not that hot let’s be real

[Nikesh Balami @nikeshbalami]

Event announcement 🗣️

Registration for the #WomenInData Virtual Conference is now open! We are partnering with WID Steering Committee members to help @D4D_Nepal host the conference.

Link: https://t.co/Ufv6KWULgC

More info coming soon :)

#WomenInData #WIDNepal #GenderData

[Ron Pragides  @mrp]

We’re hiring DevOps Engineers that have deep understanding of Chef. 👨‍🍳

Join the @AppDirect team in SF!

https://t.co/YQvJl35dRD

[Union of Concerned Scientists @UCSUSA]

"This is one of the most reckless & reprehensible decisions ever made by a U.S. president." https://t.co/IDhGE0QkNV

[matthewgee @matthewgee]

Looking forward to hosting a webinar with @karlfogel next Tuesday on open source collaboration in energy analytics! https://t.co/xpAkuk672m

[@tomschenkjr.bsky.social @tomschenkjr]

Wonderful maturity in the community to have learned the limitations of technology https://t.co/0A4DFBdbXc #opendata #civictech

[James Pethokoukis ⏩️⤴️ @JimPethokoukis]

Why is US prime-age labor participation rate lower than in most other advanced economies? Goldman Sachs offers an explanation:

[matthewgee @matthewgee]

Required reading: https://t.co/1Htk6S6IoL

[Kirk Wallace Johnson @KirkWJohnson]

I served in Iraq, as USAID’s man in Fallujah. Lived alongside Marines and interpreters as they fought terrorists. @realdonaldtrump (1/many)

[Andrew Ng @AndrewYNg]

To all Researchers: If US Muslim ban remains, lets move our conferences elsewhere. Science must be open to all.

[matthewgee @matthewgee]

Donald Trump’s Muslim Ban Is Cowardly and Dangerous https://t.co/VXZmi9l2Hv

[matthewgee @matthewgee]

SLC 3:45am. Getting ready for my first point-in-time count! So inspired by these amazing volunteers collecting good data to #endhomelessness

[matthewgee @matthewgee]

@virtualex great to hear! Happy to pass it along to the network.

[White House Archived @ObamaWhiteHouse]

Great news: Thanks to the #ACA, the share of Americans without health insurance has fallen to an all-time low.

[Data Science for Social Good @datascifellows]

How Data Science for Social Good has “started a movement” among governments and non-profits, from @govtechnews: https://t.co/5ZYvDCPXCh

[DJ Patil (NARA) @DJ44]

Thrilled to annouce the @WhiteHouse Data Innovation Summit w/ Solutions Showcase on 9/28 (submission due 9/1!) #USA
https://t.co/rw2nItw3qz

[President Obama @POTUS44]

Incredible! After a 5-year journey, we're up close and personal with our solar system's largest planet. Welcome to Jupiter, @NASAJuno!

[Jennifer Pahlka @pahlkadot]

I just published “Digital in the Next Administration: The Path Forward” https://t.co/vPMvEEGNSX