Hi! From Monday the 31st of August to Friday the 4th of September I will be running two (unaffiliated with BlueDot) reading groups covering BlueDot's AGI Strategy curriculum.
Both groups will run every day on Zoom: one from 18:00-19:00 BST (10:00-11:00 PDT), and the other from 19:30-20:30 BST (11:30-12:30 PDT).
We'll spend each day on one unit of the curriculum, meeting to discuss it and our answers to its questions, after having read the content independently.
You can read more about the AGI Strategy curriculum here.
You can apply to the reading group here.
You can join a Discord for logistical updates about the groups here.
In the Form I ask about your background and why you are interested, so it's only fair I answer too:
I'm Dillan. I have a non-technical background, mostly working with people. Recently I hosted one day of Apart Research's Secret Loyalties hackathon in London. I've been looking to get more involved in facilitation in the AI safety space. AI has a uniquely low resolution of predictability compared to other major technologies. This room for increasing predictability, along with its power and widespread adoption make it an area where I believe a massive amount of good can be done. I would like to contribute by bringing people together to collaborate on problems, so I applied to BlueDot's AGI Strategy course in order to get a better understanding of the landscape through both the curriculum and discussion with other students. I didn't get into the cohort I applied for, but I see a good opportunity to still study the curriculum and discuss it, while at the same time developing my ability to facilitate so that I may do a better job at bringing people together in the future.
