Def/Acc Salon: Navigating AI Risk with Defensive Acceleration
How can we bolster society against growing risks posed by the widespread diffusion of AI, while staying optimistic about its benefits?
Join us as we explore defensive acceleration – a strategy introduced by Vitalik Buterin in “My Techno Optimism”. Defensive acceleration is about developing technologies that protect us from the biggest threats we face, including pandemics, cybercrime, advanced AI, and nuclear war. It reconciles technological optimism with a serious approach to handling potentially dangerous capabilities, focusing on developing technology that mitigates risks and reliably makes the world better.
This is your chance to contribute your ideas, and to meet others interested in the growing community surrounding defensive acceleration. What technologies are most vital to develop? What policies do we need in place to make it happen?
Speakers:
James Richards, def/acc Investor at Entrepreneur First
Jamie Bernardi, AI governance researcher and author of A Policy Agenda for Defensive Acceleration
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Event Format:
18:00 - Arrival and networking
18:30 - Brief introductions and talks by our speakers
19:30 - Casual networking with drinks and light snacks
Location: Newspeak House, which is kindly providing its space for this event.
Hosted by:
Foresight Institute: Supporting the development of transformative technologies to make great futures more likely.
AI Governance Talks: Bringing together London’s community of policymakers, academics and professionals working on the governance of frontier AI systems.
Drinks and snacks included!