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Introductions to the subjects we study, written for people who are just arriving.

Each guide explains a subject in plain language, shows a few charts and examples, and ends with a reading path. We start with AI safety, the subject of one of our research groups.

Guides

AI safety How to keep increasingly capable AI under control

What the field studies, how fast AI is advancing, a boat that learned to cheat, and where to start reading.

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Where to go deeper

Sites we use ourselves to keep studying.

BlueDot Impact
Free courses in small online groups, from a two-hour introduction to month-long programs.
80,000 Hours
A long, accessible profile of AI risk, plus career advice for people who want to work on it.
AISafety.com
A directory of courses, communities, events and jobs in the field.
Epoch AI
Data and charts on computing power, costs and the pace of AI progress.
METR
Measures how long and how hard the tasks AI systems can finish on their own are.
AI Alignment Forum
Where researchers publish and debate technical work on alignment. More advanced.