Introducing the AI Alignment Forum (FAQ)

Abstract

This article sets out to introduce the AI Alignment Forum as a new website and online hub specifically for the purpose of expediting research and discussion in the realm of AI Alignment. Several facets of this new Forum are brought to light, ranging from its intended audience and the researchers who helped build it, to the makeup of its team and the systems regarding content moderation/crossposting. Furthermore, the article seeks to address the need for an online space dedicated to AI Alignment, who exactly the Forum is designed to cater towards, and the type of content it is suited for. In summary, the AI Alignment Forum is a platform intending to help coordinate researchers in the field while improving the onboarding of new researchers as well as those interested in public outreach. – AI-generated abstract.