“1-year update on impactRIO, the first AI Safety group in Brazil” by João Lucas Duim

This post may include my own personal perspective as president, not representing other organisers’ opinions. Special thanks to David Solar and Zoé Roy-Stang for their valuable feedback on the draft. TL;DR There are important universities in Rio de Janeiro that offer undergraduate, master and doctorate programs in AI and adjacent areas for some of the most talented students in the country. We can list only about 5 Brazilian researchers who work on AI safety, and we’re the first AI safety group in Brazil[1], so we face challenges like promoting and engaging AI safety from scratch and having members network with more experienced people. impactRIO has offered 3 fellowships (Governance, Alignment, and Advanced Alignment) based on AI Safety Fundamentals courses. I estimate that the group has 8 highly-engaged people among members and organisers. Organisers and members sum at least 27 attendances in international EA and AI safety events. [...] ---Outline:(00:20) TL;DR(01:42) Overview(03:31) What we’ve been doing(05:51) Impactful outcomes(14:18) Lessons learned(17:05) Future plansThe original text contained 3 footnotes which were omitted from this narration. --- First published: June 28th, 2024 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/AyYnGXim8X4c5p9FE/1-year-update-on-impactrio-the-first-ai-safety-group-in --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.