Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: UK Foundation Model Task Force - Expression of Interest, published by ojorgensen on June 18, 2023 on LessWrong.

Ian Hogarth has just been announced as the Chair of the UK's AI Foundation Model Taskforce. He's the author of the FT article "We must slow down the race to God-like AGI", and seems to take X-risks from AI seriously.To quote his twitter thread:

And to that end I put out a call to people across the world. If you are an AI specialist or safety researcher who wants to build out state capacity in AI safety and help shape the future of AI policy then get in touch:We have £100m to spend on AI safety and the first global conference to prepare for. I want to hear from you and how you think you can help. The time is now and we need more people to step up and help.

The google form to leave an expression of interest is here.

(I am in no way affiliated with Ian or the UK Foundation Model Task Force)

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