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Video and transcript of talk on writing AI constitutions
From a talk at Yale Law School in March 2026.
Apr 9
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On restraining AI development for the sake of safety
My take on slowing down AI.
Mar 19
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Building AIs that do human-like philosophy
AIs will face philosophical questions humans can't answer for them.
Jan 29
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Video and transcript of talk on human-like-ness in AI safety
From a talk at Constellation in December 2025.
Dec 17, 2025
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How human-like do safe AI motivations need to be?
AIs with alien motivations can still follow instructions safely on the inputs that matter.
Nov 12, 2025
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Leaving Open Philanthropy, going to Anthropic
On a career move, and on AI-safety-focused people working at AI companies.
Nov 3, 2025
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Controlling the options AIs can pursue
On blocking paths to power, and on making deals.
Sep 29, 2025
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Video and transcript of talk on giving AIs safe motivations
From a talk at UT Austin in September 2025.
Sep 22, 2025
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