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Nov 11, 2023 • 53min

The role of politics and policy in effective animal advocacy | Emma Hurst | EAGxAustralia 2022

Join Kieran Greig from Farmed Animal Funders and Emma Hurst from the Animal Justice Party as they discuss animal advocacy. They intend to talk about a range of topics including recent achievements, the challenges that come with politics, and looking to the mid-to-long-term future of advocacy.
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Nov 11, 2023 • 54min

Technical AI Safety Research: An Overview | Magdalena Wache | EAGxBerlin 2023

In this talk, Magdalena explains different research directions in technical AI safety. The talk is for you if you already believe that AI safety is an important problem, and want to get a better understanding of current technical research. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKZahM44KQA
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Nov 11, 2023 • 25min

Opening Talk | Carolin Basilowski, Sarah Tegeler, Patrick Gruban | EAGxBerlin 2023

Join us for a brief welcome and opening talk by Carolin Basilowski (Team Lead for EAGxBerlin), and the EA Germany Directors Sarah Tegeler and Patrick Gruban.
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Nov 11, 2023 • 51min

Mechanistic Interpretability for AI Alignment | Callum McDougall, Joseph Bloom | EAGxBerlin 2023

This talk covers the fundamentals of mechanistic interpretability: what it is, why it might be impactful for alignment, and how you can get involved. It is most useful for people who are either new to AI safety, or limited knowledge about mechanistic interpretability. The speakers hope you gain insights into what interpretability research can look like, and whether it is a good fit for you. They also discuss some of the other work being done in technical alignment research.
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Nov 11, 2023 • 11min

Lightning talks: Sunday session 2 | David Quarel | EAGxAustralia 2022

Brief 8-minute talks about a range of topics. David Quarel: Intro to AI safety James Fodor: AIs versus Humans: Similarities and Differences between Human and Machine Learning https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btPVqYcBihM
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Nov 11, 2023 • 9min

Lightning talks: Sunday session 2 | Amanda Storm Schuster | EAGxAustralia 2022

Brief 8-minute talks about a range of topics. Amanda Storm Schuster: Don't forget about fundraising! A career path making a difference David Quarel: A summary of state-of-the-art AI
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Nov 11, 2023 • 11min

Lightning talks: Sunday session 1 | Louise Pfeiffer | EAGxAustralia 2022

Brief 8-minute talks about a range of topics. Louise Pfeiffer: The Life You Can Save's new Charity Evaluation Framework Simon Zhang: Thoughts on EA China Outreach: the two-way flow of context
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Nov 11, 2023 • 25min

Keynote talk from Lily Ordano | EAGxAustralia 2022

Lily Ordano is the Director of CATF’s Energy and Climate Innovation Program, Africa. She leads CATF’s effort to address the dual need of expanding affordable energy in Africa and building a global decarbonized energy system. Her work focuses on development-centric energy transitions, utility markets, and technology innovation for low-carbon energy development in Africa. Having lived, studied, and worked on three continents, Lily deeply appreciates the uniqueness of energy challenges across geographies and the all-important role of local context in developing energy systems that are meaningful for people, the economy, and the environment. She serves on the Editorial Board of the Climate Policy Journal, and holds a PhD in Energy and Environmental Policy from the University of Delaware, United States. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqi2BJhR_eA
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Nov 11, 2023 • 17min

Keynote talk from Judith Rensing and Tony Senanayake | EAGxAustralia 2022

Judith is a passionate generalist energized by complex challenges & making the highest possible impact. She has a diverse professional background in project management, team leadership, academic & applied research, and digital communications. At CE, Judith currently creates and executes highly predictive vetting processes to find top talent future charity entrepreneurs for CE’s nonprofit Incubation Program, develops content for CE’s new grantmaking foundations Incubation Program, and gives talks about charity entrepreneurship as a career path. Previously, Judith co-built up the EA charity High Impact Athletes that raised over $300,000 USD for effective charities in its first year, co-managed a social start-up, and conducted research to identify high-impact, cost-effective charity interventions. She also holds a master’s degree in Philosophy and has worked in two bioethics research groups. Judith is a jack of all trades (and master of none 🙂 both at work and in her hobbies – when she is not in hyper-focus mode working, you might find her running forests and mountains, backpacking, playing music, or reading books.
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Nov 11, 2023 • 30min

Keynote talk from Emma Hurst Emma Hurst EAGxAustralia 2022

Emma Hurst is a Member of the NSW Legislative Council representing the Animal Justice Party. Emma has campaigned for animal protection for over 15 years, first working as a campaign director for Animal Liberation and later as media officer at PETA. During this time, Emma ran a number of highly successful campaigns that saw two major duck producers successfully prosecuted by the ACCC, multiple companies cease their sales of rabbit meat, and hundreds of animals rehomed from medical research.

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