June 2015 Newsletter

As we announced on May 6th, I've decided to take a research position at GiveWell. With unanimous support from the Board, MIRI research fellow Nate Soares will be taking my place as Executive Director starting June 1st. Nate has introduced himself here.

I’m proud of what the MIRI team has accomplished during my tenure as Executive Director, and I'm excited to watch Nate take MIRI to the next level. My enthusiasm for MIRI’s work remains as strong as ever, and I look forward to supporting MIRI going forward, both financially and as a close advisor. (See here for further details on my transition to GiveWell.)

Thank you all for your support!

– Luke Muehlhauser

Research updates

• Two MIRI papers were accepted to AGI-15.
• Slides and videos from MIRI-related talks at a Cambridge University decision theory conference we co-organized.
• New at AI Impacts: Similarity Between Historical and Contemporary AI Predictions; Publication biases toward shorter predictions; Selection bias from optimistic experts; Why do AGI researchers expect AI so soon?; A new approach to predicting brain-computer parity; Group Differences in AI Predictions; The Maes-Garreau Law; AI Timeline predictions in surveys and statements; MIRI AI Predictions Dataset; Brain performance in TEPS.

News updates

• New MIRIx groups in Berkeley and New York City.

Other updates

• Nick Bostrom's TED talk on machine superintelligence.
• Effective Altruism Global is this August, in the San Francisco Bay Area (USA), Oxford (UK), and Melbourne (Australia). Keynote speaker is Elon Musk. Apply by June 10th!