MIRI Updates
MIRI’s November 2013 Workshop in Oxford
From November 23-29, MIRI will host another Workshop on Logic, Probability, and Reflection, for the first time in Oxford, UK. Participants will investigate problems related to reflective agents, probabilistic logic, and priors over logical statements / the logical omniscience problem....
Transparency in Safety-Critical Systems
In this post, I aim to summarize one common view on AI transparency and AI reliability. It’s difficult to identify the field’s “consensus” on AI transparency and reliability, so instead I will present a common view so that I can...
Holden Karnofsky on Transparent Research Analyses
Holden Karnofsky is the co-founder of GiveWell, which finds outstanding giving opportunities and publishes the full details of its analysis to help donors decide where to give. GiveWell tracked ~$9.6 million in donations made on the basis of its recommendations...
2013 Summer Matching Challenge Completed!
Thanks to the generosity of dozens of donors, on August 15th we successfully completed the largest fundraiser in MIRI’s history. All told, we raised $400,000, which will fund our research going forward. This fundraiser came “right down to the wire.”...
August Newsletter: New Research and Expert Interviews
Greetings from the Executive Director Dear friends, My personal thanks to everyone who has contributed to our ongoing fundraiser. We are 74% of the way to our goal! I’ve been glad to hear from many of you that you’re thrilled...
