MIRI Updates

Research updates A new paper: “Alignment for Advanced Machine Learning Systems.” Half of our research team will be focusing on this research agenda going forward, while the other half continues to focus on the agent foundations agenda. New at AI...

Research updates A new paper: “A Formal Solution to the Grain of Truth Problem.” The paper was presented at UAI-16, and describes the first general reduction of game-theoretic reasoning to expected utility maximization. Participants in MIRI’s recently-concluded Colloquium Series on...

Research updates New paper: “Safely Interruptible Agents.” The paper will be presented at UAI-16, and is a collaboration between Laurent Orseau of Google DeepMind and Stuart Armstrong of the Future of Humanity Institute (FHI) and MIRI; see FHI’s press release....

Research updates Two new papers split logical uncertainty into two distinct subproblems: “Uniform Coherence” and “Asymptotic Convergence in Online Learning with Unbounded Delays.” New at IAFF: An Approach to the Agent Simulates Predictor Problem; Games for Factoring Out Variables; Time...

Research updates A new paper: “Parametric Bounded Löb’s Theorem and Robust Cooperation of Bounded Agents“ New at IAFF: What Does it Mean for Correct Operation to Rely on Transfer Learning?; Virtual Models of Virtual AIs in Virtual Worlds General updates...

Research updates A new paper: “Defining Human Values for Value Learners“ New at IAFF: Analysis of Algorithms and Partial Algorithms; Naturalistic Logical Updates; Notes from a Conversation on Act-Based and Goal-Directed Systems; Toy Model: Convergent Instrumental Goals New at AI...