Joshua Clymer at the Centre for AI Safety will be giving an introduction to technical research in AI safety. The content will be simple enough for beginners at a high school level to understand. 

Some topics covered include: 

• The main categories of AI safety research: making AI algorithms handle unexpected inputs, monitoring them for unwanted outcomes, setting proper goals for them, etc.
• Examples of where AI safety research is needed today and where it might be needed in the future. 
• How AI safety research relates to other safety engineering and risk analysis disciplines.
• Next steps for those interested in diving deeper into the field.

This talk is part of a series of talks on technological risks. Other talks in the series include:

• An introduction to safety engineering by me. Link to details here.
• An introduction to cyberbiosecurity risks by Kathryn Millet at Biosecure Ltd. Link to details here.

The event will be hosted via Zoom. If you're interested in joining, message @Madhav Malhotra for a link.