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 is hosting a Critique-a-Thon of AI Alignment Plans from March 9nd to 12th.

Debate with a partner for and against a Critique applying to an Alignment Plan.

Conclude with a write-up. (For an example, see

Get feedback from expert judges, on your write-up.

If you are familiar with the basics of AI Alignment, e.g. you've completed the AI Safety Fundamentals course, or have equivalent or greater knowledge, you'll definitely be able to contribute.

Everyone, regardless of their experience in AI Safety is very welcome to attend the Presentation Evening

We'll split into pairs. Each pair will select an alignment plan that is less than 3 years old. One will make the case for, the other will make the case against, the strength/vulnerability being true and accurate.

Then, the next day, we'll swap sides and finish with a write-up of the proposed strength/vulnerability.

See previous winning critiques for examples:

Stage 2 - Discussion & Write-Up (11th to 12th)

Change partners and repeat the process from Stage 1.

Presentation Evening (9pm GMT to 11pm GMT, March 12th)

Teams will have a chance to present what they worked on and what they learnt about the alignment plans they chose.

Everyone is welcome to join, even if you didn't take part in the Stages.

The discussions will help refine the critiques and strengthen the arguments. Swapping reduces disadvantages from a lack of prior knowledge on a topic, e.g. if you're discussing an RL section of a paper and your partner has more experience in that area.

If your partner knows a lot more about the topic and makes points you hadn’t thought of, you can use them yourself the next day and see what the counters are - and identify if they’re something to be mentioned in your write-up, which is what will be judged.

AI Alignment CRITIQUE-A-THON