Upcoming Events

​Thursday, July 3rd, 6pm-8pm

This talk explored the concept of gradual disempowerment as an alternative to the abrupt takeover scenarios often discussed in AI safety. Dr David Duvenaud examined how even incremental improvements in AI capabilities can erode human influence over critical societal systems, including the economy, culture, and governance.

Tuesday, June 24th.

Kathrin Gardhouse presented on the nascent field of Agent Governance, drawing from a recent report by IAPS.

​The presentation covered current agent capabilities, expected developments, governance challenges, and proposed solutions.

Friday, May 30 - Sunday, Jun 1.

We hosted a jamsite for Apart Research and Martian's hackathon.

​Thursday, May 29th, 6pm-8pm

Historically, significant technological shifts often coincide with political instability, and sometimes violent transfers of power. Should we expect AI to follow this pattern, or are there reasons to hope for a smooth transition to the post AI world?

​Anson Ho drew upon economic models, broad historical trends, and recent developments in deep learning to guide us through an exploration of this question.

Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Considerations of AI governance are increasingly urgent as powerful models become more capable and widely deployed. Kathrin Gardhouse delivered a presentation on the available mechanisms we can use to govern AI, from policy levers to technical AI governance. It was a high-level introduction to the world of AI policy to get a sense of the lay of the land.

Thursday April 24th, 2025.

On April 3rd, a team of AI experts and superforecasters at The AI Futures Project, published a narrative called AI-2027 outlining a possible scenario of explosive AI development and takeover occurring during the coming 2 years.

Mario Gibney guided us through a presentation and discussion of the scenario where we explore how likely it is to actually track reality in the coming years.