AI safety for policymakers

An orientation for people working on or around AI policy: the nature of the risk, why coordination is hard, and the governance proposals on the table.

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   Human CompatibleNon-fiction Books Intermediate~11 hr read

   A policymaker-friendly account of the control problem from a leading AI researcher.

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   The Coming WaveNon-fiction Books Beginner

   A technology insider's case for why containment is the defining policy challenge.

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   The A.I. DilemmaYouTube Beginner

   The race dynamics driving deployment—why market pressure outruns caution.

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   OpenAI CEO Sam Altman Testifies on AI Oversight Before SenateYouTube Beginner

   The industry-government conversation about oversight, verbatim.

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   How to Legislate AIYouTube Beginner

   What workable AI legislation could actually look like.

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   In the Age of AIDocumentaries Beginner

   AI as a geopolitical force: the US-China dynamic that shapes every governance question.

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   Coded BiasDocumentaries Beginner

   Algorithmic harms that are already here—and what regulating them takes.

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   Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of WarNon-fiction Books Intermediate

   The autonomous-weapons debate in depth, from a defense-policy insider.

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   SlaughterbotsYouTube Beginner

   Seven minutes on why cheap autonomous weapons are an arms-control problem.

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    Unknown: Killer RobotsDocumentaries Beginner

    Where autonomous weapons actually stand today, beyond the fiction.

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    The Precipice (Chapter on AI)Non-fiction Books Intermediate

    AI risk placed in the wider landscape of existential risks—and why this century matters.

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    The Windfall ClauseAcademic Papers Intermediate

    A concrete governance mechanism for sharing the gains and easing race dynamics.

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    The Vulnerable World HypothesisAcademic Papers Intermediate

    Why some technologies may demand unprecedented global governance.

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    Is Power-Seeking AI an Existential Risk?Academic Papers Intermediate

    The step-by-step risk argument, laid out for scrutiny.

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    Situational AwarenessWebsites Intermediate

    An influential (and contested) forecast of the decade ahead—know the argument being made.

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    Import AIWebsites Intermediate

    A weekly newsletter tracking AI progress with a policy reader in mind.

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    AI Policy PodcastPodcasts Intermediate

    Ongoing coverage of the policy debates as they unfold.

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    80,000 Hours PodcastPodcasts Beginner

    Long-form interviews mapping the governance landscape and how to act on it.

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    BlueDot Impact: The Future of AICourses Beginner

    A short, non-technical course to consolidate the landscape—no ML background needed.

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