EAG Talks

In this talk, Magdalena explains different research directions in technical AI safety. The talk is for you if you already believe that AI safety is an important problem, and want to get a better understanding of current technical research.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKZahM44KQA

Join us for a brief welcome and opening talk by Carolin Basilowski (Team Lead for EAGxBerlin), and the EA Germany Directors Sarah Tegeler and Patrick Gruban.

This talk covers the fundamentals of mechanistic interpretability: what it is, why it might be impactful for alignment, and how you can get involved. It is most useful for people who are either new to AI safety, or limited knowledge about mechanistic interpretability. The speakers hope you gain insights into what interpretability research can look like, and whether it is a good fit for you. They also discuss some of the other work being done in technical alignment research.

Brief 8-minute talks about a range of topics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPVqYcBihM

Brief 8-minute talks about a range of topics.

Brief 8-minute talks about a range of topics.

Lily Ordano is the Director of CATF’s Energy and Climate Innovation Program, Africa. She leads CATF’s effort to address the dual need of expanding affordable energy in Africa and building a global decarbonized energy system. Her work focuses on development-centric energy transitions, utility markets, and technology innovation for low-carbon energy development in Africa.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqi2BJhR_eA

Judith is a passionate generalist energized by complex challenges & making the highest possible impact. She has a diverse professional background in project management, team leadership, academic & applied research, and digital communications. At CE, Judith currently creates and executes highly predictive vetting processes to find top talent future charity entrepreneurs for CE’s nonprofit Incubation Program, develops content for CE’s new grantmaking foundations Incubation Program, and gives talks about charity entrepreneurship as a career path. Previously, Judith co-built up the EA charity High Impact Athletes that raised over $300,000 USD for effective charities in its first year, co-managed a social start-up, and conducted research to identify high-impact, cost-effective charity interventions. She also holds a master’s degree in Philosophy and has worked in two bioethics research groups. Judith is a jack of all trades (and master of none 🙂 both at work and in her hobbies – when she is not in hyper-focus mode working, you might find her running forests and mountains, backpacking, playing music, or reading books.

Emma Hurst is a Member of the NSW Legislative Council representing the Animal Justice Party. Emma has campaigned for animal protection for over 15 years, first working as a campaign director for Animal Liberation and later as media officer at PETA. During this time, Emma ran a number of highly successful campaigns that saw two major duck producers successfully prosecuted by the ACCC, multiple companies cease their sales of rabbit meat, and hundreds of animals rehomed from medical research.

This session is for attendees that are fairly new to the EA community. Catherine will give a quick overview of Effective Altruism, what the EA community does, and the ways our community is unique. EA conferences are unlike any other conferences! So Catherine will also share some tips on how you can make the most of your weekend, and give you a chance to meet other newcomers.