MIRI's September newsletter

Abstract

This document reports on the activities of the Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI) for September 2014. Key achievements include the successful completion of the 2014 summer matching challenge, raising over $400,000 towards its research program. Research updates indicated the publication of a new paper focused on exploratory engineering in artificial intelligence and two new analyses concerning groundwork for AGI safety engineering. MIRI also announced the launch of an online reading group dedicated to Nick Bostrom’s “Superintelligence” and participation in the 2014 Effective Altruism Summit. Additional updates included news about Bostrom touring the US and Europe to discuss “Superintelligence”, the launch of an AI-focused website by Paul Christiano and Katja Grace, and Christiano’s several analyses related to MIRI’s Friendly AI interests. The document ends with ongoing AI debates and invites readers to voice their questions or comments. – AI-generated abstract.