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Join us for a variety of events on technical AI safety, governance in a world of advanced AI, and more.
Hosted by Trajectory Labs, a nonprofit coworking and events space catalyzing Toronto's role in steering AI progress toward a future of human flourishing.
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Upcoming events (4+)
See all- AI Safety Thursday: Technical AI Governance - Motivations, Challenges and Advice30 Adelaide East, Industrious Office 12th Floor Common Area, Toronto, ON
Registration Instructions
This is a paid event ($5 general admission, free for students & job seekers) with limited tickets - you must RSVP on Luma to secure your spot.If you can't make it in person, feel free to join the live stream starting at 6:30 pm, via this link.
Description
Technical AI governance is a nascent field focused on developing technical analyses and tools to guide policy decisions and enhance policy implementation.In this talk, Ben Bucknall will outline some high-level motivations and open research areas in technical AI governance, and share advice to those interested in working on related topics.
Event Schedule
6:00 to 6:30 - Food & Networking
6:30 to 7:30 - Main Presentation & Questions
7:30 to 9:00 - Breakout Discussions - AI Safety Thursday: Superintelligence Endgames30 Adelaide East, Industrious Office 12th Floor Common Area, Toronto, ON
Registration Instructions
This is a paid event ($5 general admission, free for students & job seekers) with limited tickets - you must RSVP on Luma to secure your spot.If you can't make it in person, feel free to join the live stream starting at 6:30 pm, via this link.
Description
If you want to make the world better, it's worth thinking through all the different ways things could play out. In this talk Giles Edkins describes a taxonomy of future scenarios, good and bad, that could be triggered by the arrival of superintelligence.Event Schedule
6:00 to 6:30 - Food & Networking
6:30 to 7:30 - Main Presentation & Questions
7:30 to 9:00 - Breakout Discussions - AI Policy Tuesday: The Case for Regulating AI Companies, Not AI Models30 Adelaide East, Industrious Office 12th Floor Common Area, Toronto, ON
Registration Instructions
This is a paid event ($5 general admission, free for students & job seekers) with limited tickets - you must RSVP on Luma to secure your spot.
If you can't make it in person, feel free to join the live stream starting at 6:30 pm, via this link.Description
Wim Howson Creutzberg will discuss the case for treating business entities — as opposed to models or use cases — as the main focal unit for preemptive risk regulation of advanced AI systems.The talk will give an overview of "Entity-Based Regulation in Frontier AI Governance" by Ketan Ramakrishnan and Dean Ball, followed by commentary on the article and surrounding discussion.
Event Schedule
6:00 to 6:30 - Food & Networking
6:30 to 7:30 - Main Presentation & Questions
7:30 to 9:00 - Breakout Discussions - AI Safety Thursday: Attempts and Successes of LLMs Persuading on Harmful Topics30 Adelaide East, Industrious Office 12th Floor Common Area, Toronto, ON
Registration Instructions
This is a paid event ($5 general admission, free for students & job seekers) with limited tickets - you must RSVP on Luma to secure your spot.
If you can't make it in person, feel free to join the live stream starting at 6:30 pm, via this link.Description
Large Language Models can persuade people at unprecedented scale—but how effectively, and are they willing to try persuading us toward harmful ideas?In this talk, Matthew Kowal and Jasper Timm will present findings showing that LLMs can shift beliefs toward conspiracy theories as effectively as they debunk them, and that many models are willing to attempt harmful persuasion on dangerous topics.
Event Schedule
6:00 to 6:30 - Food & Networking
6:30 to 7:30 - Main Presentation & Questions
7:30 to 9:00 - Breakout Discussions
