AI Safety Meet Up

Headline finding: I audited 17 AI Safety Talent programmes. Zero of 17 have published any comparison group, rejected-applicant follow-up, matched control or randomisation. Not one. Every programme that mentions a counterfactual does it by asking participants to self-report.   Background At least $70 million...

Author: Grace Ryba (she/her), Executive Director TL;DR:  * BluePerch is a new animal welfare grantmaker. * Grant applications aren't open yet - we're aiming to open applications in roughly mid-2027. * We welcome early expressions of interest from potential grantseekers so we can notify you when applications open - express your interest here or see further details below. * We're also seeking boa...

The National Risk Register is a morbidly fascinating document I've stumbled across recently. It aims to provide the UK Government's public-facing opinion on what the most serious risks facing the UK are. It's unclear how much this document is used in justifying internal decisions made across UK Government. However, one document its cited in is the Pandemic Prepared...