“Announcing ILIAD — Theoretical AI Alignment Conference ” by Nora_Ammann, Alexander Gietelink Oldenziel

Crossposted from the AI Alignment Forum. May contain more technical jargon than usual.We are pleased to announce ILIAD — a 5-day conference bringing together 100+ researchers to build strong scientific foundations for AI alignment.

***Apply to attend by June 30!***

• When: Aug 28 - Sep 3, 2024
• Where: @Lighthaven (Berkeley, US)
• What: A mix of topic-specific tracks, and unconference style programming, 100+ attendees. Topics will include Singular Learning Theory, Agent Foundations, Causal Incentives, Computational Mechanics and more to be announced.
• Who: Currently confirmed speakers include: Daniel Murfet, Jesse Hoogland, Adam Shai, Lucius Bushnaq, Tom Everitt, Paul Riechers, Scott Garrabrant, John Wentworth, Vanessa Kosoy, Fernando Rosas and James Crutchfield.
• Costs: Tickets are free. Financial support is available on a needs basis. 

See our website here. For any questions, email iliadconference@gmail.com

About ILIAD

ILIAD is a 100+ person conference about alignment with a mathematical focus. The theme is ecumenical. [...]

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First published:
June 5th, 2024

Source:
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/r7nBaKy5Ry3JWhnJT/announcing-iliad-theoretical-ai-alignment-conference

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