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SUMMARY:Making Sense of AI Risks: What's Happening\, and What Can We Do?
LOCATION:Sanctuary\, 949 West 49th Avenue\, Vancouver\, BC V5Z 2T1\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:As AI becomes more powerful\, the risks of AI are increasing too. Recent events\, such as AI breaking outside of its containment to hack an external company and the departure of AI lab employees over safety concerns\, have helped shine a spotlight on these risks.\n\n​Let’s come together to make sense of AI by learning more about the state of the technology\, sharing our questions\, and charting ways we can have an impact on the course of this technology.\n\n​Who should come\n\n​Everyone! This event is open to the public\, although we anticipate many members and friends of the Vancouver Unitarians to join us. No prior technical knowledge is necessary to participate in this event.\n\nAgenda\n\n• 12:30pm: Doors open\n\n• 12:40pm to 1:10pm: Presentation covering the state of AI\, risks from AI and avenues to improve the situation\n\n• 1:10pm to 2:00pm: Small group discussions\, as well as opportunities to share with the larger group\n\nLight refreshments will be provided outside the Sanctuary\, as no food is allowed in the Sanctuary.\n\nAbout the hosts\n\nThe event is organised and hosted by John Henderson and Paul Prescod.\n\nJohn is a software engineer focused on making the transition to transformational AI go well for Canadians and beyond. He recently completed the BlueDot Technical AI Safety and BlueDot Frontier AI Governance courses. He has been attending VanU services for several years and was a member of the VanU website and CompuTutor teams in 2020.\n\nPaul is an experienced software industry professional who has written about the progress towards and risks of superintelligence. He is a longtime member of VanU.\n\nThis event is supported by BlueDot Impact\, the leading talent accelerator for beneficial AI and societal resilience.
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