AI Safety Learning Community #2
April 14, 11:00 – 12:00
Aidan Kierans, Kelcey Davis, Tina Huey
Online – link will be sent to registered participants
This program explores the technical foundations, current capabilities, and potential trajectories of AI systems, with special emphasis on safety considerations across disciplines. Through facilitated discussions and curated resources, participants will examine how AI might transform society, the risks it poses, and how academic research can contribute to safer outcomes. Facilitators include BEACON founders and PhD candidates Aidan Kierans and Kelcey Davis, and Tina Huey, Associate Director, CETL Faculty Development.
More information will be shared with registered participants. Readings for the learning community may include:
· How Does AI Learn? A Beginner’s Guide with Examples by Adam Jones (2024)
· The Transformative Potential of Artificial Intelligence by Ross Gruetzemacher and Jess Whittlestone (2022)
· Frontier AI: capabilities and risks – discussion paper by UK Government (2023)
· What failure looks like by Paul Christiano (2019)
You do not have to sign up for all the learning community meetings, but we hope you will. The next meetings will be on April 21 and 28.
Register - https://fins.uconn.edu/secure_inst/workshops/workshop_view.php?ser=3431
For more information, contact: Stacey Valliere at stacey.valliere@uconn.edu