Machine Intelligence Research Institute

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The Machine Intelligence Research Institute is a nonprofit organization focused on developing theoretical foundations to ensure that advanced artificial intelligence systems are safe and aligned with human values.

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instanceOf artificial intelligence research organization
nonprofit organization
think tank
abbreviation MIRI NERFINISHED
aimsTo reduce existential risk from advanced artificial intelligence
associatedWith LessWrong community NERFINISHED
effective altruism movement
basedIn San Francisco Bay Area NERFINISHED
country United States of America
executiveDirector Nate Soares NERFINISHED
focusesOn AI alignment
artificial intelligence safety
long-term impacts of advanced AI
theoretical foundations of AI safety
formerName Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence NERFINISHED
foundedBy Brian Atkins NERFINISHED
Eliezer Yudkowsky NERFINISHED
Sabrina Ford NERFINISHED
fundedBy individual donors
philanthropic foundations
hasGoal to formalize concepts such as intelligence, agency, and alignment
hasProgram AI alignment research program
research fellowships
headquartersLocation Berkeley, California NERFINISHED
inception 2000
influencedBy existential risk research
rationality and decision theory
languageOfWorkOrName English
legalForm 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
mission to develop formal tools for understanding and aligning advanced AI systems
to ensure that the creation of smarter-than-human intelligence has a positive impact
notableResearcher Benya Fallenstein NERFINISHED
Eliezer Yudkowsky NERFINISHED
Nate Soares NERFINISHED
Patrick LaVictoire NERFINISHED
Scott Garrabrant NERFINISHED
publishes research agendas on agent foundations
technical research papers on AI alignment
researchArea agent foundations
decision theory
embedded agency
formal verification for AI systems
logical uncertainty
value alignment
topicOf discussions in AI safety community
website https://intelligence.org
worksOn mathematical models of rational agency
safety challenges of superintelligent AI systems

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