“AI Safety University Organizing: Early Takeaways from Thirteen Groups” by Agustín Covarrubias 🔸, Steven Veld 💡

TL;DR The number of AI Safety groups worldwide has grown rapidly, but there are many important uncertainties around strategy and tactics. This guide summarizes the opinions of the organizers of 13 AI safety university groups on 27 strategy-related topics, and is intended primarily for other organizers. The opinions were collected through a virtual meeting, a series of retrospective documents, and an in-person structured group discussion. These opinions should be taken as rough early guesses on these topics, some more confident than others. Introduction Within the last few years, the number of AI safety university groups has grown from nearly zero to ~70. Many of these groups have spun out of existing Effective Altruism university groups but recently have become increasingly independent. While there is a solid body of work on effective organizing techniques for EA groups, the field of AI safety as a whole is still largely pre-paradigmatic [...] ---Outline:(00:10) TL;DR(00:49) Introduction(02:42) Methodology(05:28) Early takeaways(05:45) Programming(10:35) Recruitment(12:35) Outreach(13:55) Collaborations(15:45) Community building(17:45) Group strategy(19:06) Appendix A: Retrospective document guidelines(21:16) Appendix B: OASIS poll and discussion--- First published: October 2nd, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/M4QLjhua5KmmePtvi/ai-safety-university-organizing-early-takeaways-from --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.