Difference between revisions of "Organisations studying AI and ethics/society"
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* Berkeley's [https://intelligence.org Machine Intelligence Research Institute]. Founder: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Yudkowsky Eliezer Yudkowsky] | * Berkeley's [https://intelligence.org Machine Intelligence Research Institute]. Founder: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eliezer_Yudkowsky Eliezer Yudkowsky] | ||
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* The [https://ai100.stanford.edu AI100] initiative. 'A 100-year effort to study and anticipate how the effects of artificial intelligence will ripple through every aspect of how people work, live and play.' | * The [https://ai100.stanford.edu AI100] initiative. 'A 100-year effort to study and anticipate how the effects of artificial intelligence will ripple through every aspect of how people work, live and play.' | ||
* [https://openai.com/blog/ OpenAI]. A non-profit AI research company. Founded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Elon Musk] | * [https://openai.com/blog/ OpenAI]. A non-profit AI research company. Founded by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk Elon Musk] | ||
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Industry organisations: | Industry organisations: | ||
* The [http://www.partnershiponai.org Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society]. An industry organisation set up jointly by Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM. (Apple is still in talks to join.) | * The [http://www.partnershiponai.org Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society]. An industry organisation set up jointly by Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM. (Apple is still in talks to join.) | ||
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* The US National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence organised several [https://medium.com/@USCTO/public-input-and-next-steps-on-the-future-of-artificial-intelligence-458b82059fc3#.x798jxdd8 workshops] in 2016, and in October 2016 released a report: [https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/whitehouse_files/microsites/ostp/NSTC/preparing_for_the_future_of_ai.pdf Preparing for the future of AI]. | * The US National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence organised several [https://medium.com/@USCTO/public-input-and-next-steps-on-the-future-of-artificial-intelligence-458b82059fc3#.x798jxdd8 workshops] in 2016, and in October 2016 released a report: [https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/whitehouse_files/microsites/ostp/NSTC/preparing_for_the_future_of_ai.pdf Preparing for the future of AI]. | ||
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Career advice: | Career advice: | ||
* [https://80000hours.org 80,000 hours] (an organisation offering advice about careers with positive social impact) have released a [https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/artificial-intelligence-risk/ problem profile on AI], that includes advice about careers for existing AI researchers, and a [https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/artificial-intelligence-risk-research/ career profile] for people who are interested in getting into AI. | * [https://80000hours.org 80,000 hours] (an organisation offering advice about careers with positive social impact) have released a [https://80000hours.org/problem-profiles/artificial-intelligence-risk/ problem profile on AI], that includes advice about careers for existing AI researchers, and a [https://80000hours.org/career-reviews/artificial-intelligence-risk-research/ career profile] for people who are interested in getting into AI. | ||
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Pressure groups / NGOs: | Pressure groups / NGOs: | ||
* [http://icrac.net International Committee for Robot Arms Control]. Chair: [http://staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk/people/N.Sharkey/ Noel Sharkey] | * [http://icrac.net International Committee for Robot Arms Control]. Chair: [http://staffwww.dcs.shef.ac.uk/people/N.Sharkey/ Noel Sharkey] | ||
* [https://www.stopkillerrobots.org Campaign to Stop Killer Robots]. | * [https://www.stopkillerrobots.org Campaign to Stop Killer Robots]. | ||
Revision as of 08:14, 14 October 2016
Academic institutes:
- Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute - in particular the AI safety theme. Director: Nick Bostrom
- Cambridge's Centre for the Study of Existential Risk - in particular the AI risk area. Director: Huw Price
- Cambridge (MA)'s Future of Life Institute - in particular the AI focus. Founders include Jaan Tallinn and Max Tegmark
- Oxford's Leverhulme Centre for the Future of Intelligence. Director: Huw Price
- Berkeley's Centre for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence. Led by Stuart Russell
- Berkeley's Machine Intelligence Research Institute. Founder: Eliezer Yudkowsky
Academic/industry organisations:
- The AI100 initiative. 'A 100-year effort to study and anticipate how the effects of artificial intelligence will ripple through every aspect of how people work, live and play.'
- OpenAI. A non-profit AI research company. Founded by Elon Musk
Industry organisations:
- The Partnership on AI to Benefit People and Society. An industry organisation set up jointly by Amazon, Facebook, Google, Microsoft and IBM. (Apple is still in talks to join.)
Political working parties:
- The US National Science and Technology Council's Subcommittee on Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence organised several workshops in 2016, and in October 2016 released a report: Preparing for the future of AI.
Career advice:
- 80,000 hours (an organisation offering advice about careers with positive social impact) have released a problem profile on AI, that includes advice about careers for existing AI researchers, and a career profile for people who are interested in getting into AI.
Pressure groups / NGOs:
