“Announcing the CLR Foundations Course and CLR S-Risk Seminars” by James Faville

Center on Long-Term Risk (CLR) is accepting applications to the next iteration of our introductory fellowship. We are now planning to run two related programs: the CLR Foundations Course and the CLR S-Risk Seminars.[1] The CLR Foundations Course will introduce people to CLR's research on s-risk reduction. Apply here by Wednesday November 27th, 23:59 Pacific Time. The CLR S-Risk Seminars will dive deeper into different priority cause areas within s-risk reduction and is intended for people who have completed the CLR Foundations Course or have a similar level of context. Register your interest here. What topics does the CLR Foundations Course discuss? The Foundations Course is designed to introduce participants to CLR's research on how transformative AI (TAI) might be involved in the creation of large amounts of suffering (s-risks). Our priority areas for addressing these risks include work on multiagent AI safety, AI governance, epistemology, risks from [...] ---Outline:(00:49) What topics does the CLR Foundations Course discuss?(01:40) Who are these programs a good fit for?(02:36) Foundations Course(02:51) S-Risk Seminars(03:20) When and how long are these programs?(03:24) Foundations Course(04:08) S-Risk Seminars(04:40) How do I apply to these programs?(05:33) I have questions!The original text contained 6 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: November 19th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/jdGGow9pbyRKoY3Ya/announcing-the-clr-foundations-course-and-clr-s-risk --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.