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ShownotesOn this special episode of the podcast, Emilia Javorsky interviews Sean Ekins about the dangers of AI drug discovery. They talk about how Sean discovered an extremely toxic chemical (VX) by reversing an AI drug discovery algorithm. Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction 00:46 Sean’s professional journey 03:45 Can computational models replace animal models? 07:24 The risks of AI drug…
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Mashup Score: 0Future of Life Award - Future of Life Institute - 2 year(s) ago
The Future of Life Award is given to individuals who have helped make today much better than it may otherwise have been. Nominate next year’s winners.
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This video builds on the science and advocacy of John Birks, Paul Crutzen, Jeannie Peterson, Alan Robock, Carl Sagan, Georgiy Stenchikov, Brian Toon, and Richard Turco - to whom we presented the 2022 #FutureOfLifeAward. Read about it here: https://t.co/I7UaXo6te2 https://t.co/7FiA3UHhqf
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Mashup Score: 1Global AI Policy - Future of Life Institute - 2 year(s) ago
Need help navigating the AI policy sphere? Here’s a map of national and international strategies, a list of challenges and recommendations, and a set of resources.
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📢 We're releasing a new resource on our Global AI Policy Hub! Together with @PwC, we've used NLP to identify what topics emerge most frequently in the 800+ national policy initiatives documented by the OECD's AI governance database. 👉🏽 Take a look here: https://t.co/xtb8qoEh5r
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Lucas Perry: Welcome to the Future of Life Institute Podcast. I’m Lucas Perry. Today’s episode is with Dr. Filippa Lentzos and explores increasing global security concerns from the use of the life sciences. As biotechnology continues to advance, the capacity for use of both the harmful and beneficial aspects of this technology is also increasing. In a world stressed by climate change as well as…
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Since the #BWCRevCon is currently underway in Geneva, we're re-plugging our conversation with @FilippaLentzos on Global Catastrophic Biological Risks. 🎧 Tune in to the podcast to learn about how biotechnology can pose a threat to global security: https://t.co/P3TxsczUjc
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Mashup Score: 1Grantmaking work - Future of Life Institute - 2 year(s) ago
Find out all about FLI’s Grantmaking work, supporting vital future-oriented research, PhD and postdoctoral fellowships, and other work.
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📢 We're extending the application deadline for our Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear War grants and for the Vitalik Buterin PhD Fellowship in AI Existential Safety to 30 Nov at 23:59 ET. Learn about our grants and apply here: https://t.co/NaRioWEbi3
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Mashup Score: 10Future Of Life Award 2017 - Future of Life Institute - 2 year(s) ago
Celebrating the contributions of Vasili Arkhipov Click here to see this page in other languages: Russian London, UK – On […]
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Arkhipov correctly surmised that the US navy was signalling them to surface and not attacking them. Sadly, Vasili Arkhipov isn't a common household name. We tried to remedy this by posthumously presenting him with the Future of Life Award. https://t.co/yYV8G4mYpp
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The most devastating military threat arguably comes from a nuclear war started not intentionally but by accident or miscalculation. Accidental […]
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Arkhipov's story highlights the importance of sheer luck in preventing nuclear war. We've had several close calls with nuclear weapons. How often can we count on luck? https://t.co/iZK1yTfF5w
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Mashup Score: 2Nuclear War Research - Future of Life Institute - 2 year(s) ago
The Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear War An International Request for Research Proposals Letters of Intent due November 15, 2022 (11:59PM […]
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⚠️Last week, @POTUS warned that the risk of nuclear Armageddon is at its highest in 60 years. If you're interested in reducing this risk, take advantage of our $3M grants program to study the humanitarian impacts of nuclear war. 🗓️Nov 15. 👉Apply here:https://t.co/fTXb01GbFY
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Mashup Score: 7
A Timeline of Close Calls The most devastating military threat arguably comes from a nuclear war started not intentionally but by accident or miscalculation. Accidental nuclear war has almost happened many times already, and with 15,000 nuclear weapons worldwide — thousands on hair-trigger alert and ready to launch at a moment’s notice — an accident is bound to occur eventually. Click here to…
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Without the sound judgement of a single individual, the world’s fate would have been sealed by faulty computers. We've had several close calls before and since. How many more can we survive? https://t.co/K0uzz8nDz1
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Mashup Score: 2Nuclear War Grant RFP - Future of Life Institute - 2 year(s) ago
The Humanitarian Impacts of Nuclear War An International Request for Research Proposals Letters of Intent due November 15, 2022 (11:59PM Eastern Standard Time). I. BACKGROUND ON FLI The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is an independent non-profit, established in 2015, that works to steer transformative technology towards benefiting life and away from extreme large-scale risks. […]
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RT @AlanRobock: THE HUMANITARIAN IMPACTS OF NUCLEAR WAR, AN INTERNATIONAL REQUEST FOR RESEARCH PROPOSALS https://t.co/7egIFmYhLQ The Futur…
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Last year, Sean Ekins (@collabchem) and colleagues showed that AI models trained on a public database could generate novel bio-weapons. For the FLI podcast, @ejjavorsky interviews Sean to find out how to mitigate this dual-use risk. 🎧 Listen here: https://t.co/38YoDSqygU https://t.co/Z0l7m6tUPx