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Stephen Casper, MIT CSAIL PhD student, releases his thesis defense video on AI safeguards and interpretability

He compares lessons for AI safety to lightbulb development.

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Cas (Stephen Casper)@StephenLCasper#619inTech

Here's my PhD thesis defense from 5 weeks ago. This link exists, so I thought I might as well share.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zs9GIHuZcIGlP2Xgsy5i9rZDnXf5CMfs/view?usp=sharing

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Dylan HadfieldMenell@dhadfieldmenell

I’m obviously biased, but it was really nice how Cas combined years of work into a clear story and message.

Watch the video to learn what AI Safety can learn from lightbulbs!

Cas (Stephen Casper)@StephenLCasper

Here's my PhD thesis defense from 5 weeks ago. This link exists, so I thought I might as well share.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Zs9GIHuZcIGlP2Xgsy5i9rZDnXf5CMfs/view?usp=sharing

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