RVAI Lab #39 – Making sure AI doesn't kill us all
Join us for an open-to-all session exploring how AI is transforming our lives and work, and how we can shape its influence.
This edition of our bi-weekly gathering* will feature a presentation on how we can ensure AI evolves in a way that is good for humanity. As it becomes more integrated into our daily lives, ensuring its safety and reliability is crucial. MLCommons, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to making AI better for everyone through benchmarks and data that take "alignment" out of the research lab and give anyone the ability to participate. They've developed AILuminate, a benchmark that evaluates the safety of large language models, ensuring these technologies serve us responsibly.
What Chris Will Discuss
Chris focuses on guiding the use of safe and trustworthy artificial intelligence by assisting organizations in understanding and implementing AI in the workplace, influencing legislation around AI's development and public release, and creating AI solutions to enhance interactions with government. He co-chairs the Advanced Hazards work stream, focusing on bias, and has been instrumental in defining the AI hazards taxonomy.
About Chris Knotz
Chris Knotz is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur focused on leveraging technology for social impact. As CEO of CommonGround, he leads efforts to harness AI for improving interactions between organizations and government. His experience spans founding and leading multiple successful companies across the US and Europe, working at the intersection of technology and public service. Chris currently serves as Board Member and Founding Vice President of the American Association of Special Districts, where he advocates for broader state and federal recognition of special districts. His diverse background includes digital preservation work at Voyages en Photographie, where he helped restore historical records through photographic restoration of 19th and early 20th century glass plate negatives.
* Our labs also include have a roundtable discussion on recent AI developments, including live demos + Q&A