AISN #33: Reassessing AI and Biorisk

<p> Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required.</p><p> This week, we cover:</p><ol> <li> <p> Consolidation in the corporate AI landscape, as smaller startups join forces with larger funders. </p></li><li> <p> Several countries have announced new investments in AI, including Singapore, Canada, and Saudi Arabia. </p></li><li> <p> Congress's budget for 2024 provides some but not all of the requested funding for AI policy. The White House's 2025 proposal makes more ambitious requests for AI funding.</p></li><li> <p> How will AI affect biological weapons risk? We reexamine this question in light of new experiments from RAND, OpenAI, and others. </p></li></ol><p><strong> AI Startups Seek Support From Large Financial Backers</strong></p><p> As AI development demands ever-increasing compute resources, only well-resourced developers can compete at the frontier. In practice, this means that AI startups must either partner with the world's [...]</p> <p>---</p><p><strong>Outline:</strong></p><p>(00:45) AI Startups Seek Support From Large Financial Backers</p><p>(03:47) National AI Investments</p><p>(05:16) Federal Spending on AI</p><p>(08:35) An Updated Assessment of AI and Biorisk</p><p>(15:35) $250K in Prizes: SafeBench Competition Announcement</p><p>(16:08) Links</p> <p>---</p> <p><b>First published:</b><br/> April 11th, 2024 </p> <p><b>Source:</b><br/> <a href="https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-33-reassessing?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Source+URL+in+episode+description&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://newsletter.safe.ai/p/ai-safety-newsletter-33-reassessing</a> </p> <p>---</p> <p>Want more? Check out our <a href="https://newsletter.mlsafety.org/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Episode+description+footer" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">ML Safety Newsletter</a> for technical safety research.</p> <p>Narrated by <a href="https://type3.audio/?utm_source=TYPE_III_AUDIO&utm_medium=Podcast&utm_content=Narrated+by+TYPE+III+AUDIO&utm_term=center_for_ai_safety&utm_campaign=ai_narration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TYPE III AUDIO</a>.</p>