May 23rd-26th 2024
Connecting without borders ✨
The Virtual AI Safety Unconference (VAISU) is a free-access online event for both established and aspiring AI safety researchers. The event is a showcase platform for the AI Safety community, where we will have productive research discussions around the question: “How do we make sure that AI systems will be safe and beneficial, both in the near term and in the long run?”. This includes, but is not limited to; alignment, corrigibility, interpretability, cooperativeness, understanding humans, and human value structures, AI governance, slowing down AI and strategy.
Host a session
Present your in-progress project, paper, experiment, initiative, startup, or create a dynamic and participatory space around AI safety.
Whether you're with an organization or working independently, VAISU provides you with the platform to connect and share insights with peers in the field, and people with different backgrounds, levels of experience, and approaches to AI safety.
THIS EVENT IS FOR YOU IF
You're engaged in AI safety via research, projects, studies, or professional endeavors—either within an organization or independently—or you're seeking opportunities to contribute to the field, VAISU can be your platform to expand your network, engage in forefront discussions, and be part of a participant-driven unconference format where the agenda is shaped by the attendees' interests and expertise.
ABOUT VAISU
During VAISU, we gather to understand and resolve problems of AI risk. We connect with each other, enabling collaboration and fostering new insights.AI safety is a complex and novel problem space, spanning many scales and contexts. It necessitates interdisciplinary work and a plurality of perspectives. Let’s sustain an open mind, holding a cooperative mindset, to constructively work together.
SPEAKERS
The Unconference
An unconference is a participant driven symposium, designed to give participants only the conversations that they are interested in. Instead of the program being decided by a committee, what happens will be chosen by the participants.
To make sure to keep the focus on what is alive for participants, the program is decided days before the unconference. This format encourages spontaneous sessions and collaboration, fostering a more democratic and interactive environment.
Because the event is online, it allows for more flexible participation, enabling you to join the sessions that align with your interests and availability, without the need to commit to the entire event schedule.
Anyone from anywhere in the world can join.
