Engineering a Safer World: Risk Modelling — and Safety Engineering? — for AI Loss of Control

·LessWrong··

Engineering a safer world.I, and I imagine many of my readers, are eager to contribute to that effort[1].It's also, conveniently, the title of a book!Engineering a safer world, by Nancy LevesonIt's not a book by me… but nevertheless I recommend it. You should consider reading it, especially the first chapters. You can find it online free from MIT. It's by MIT professor Nancy Leveson, computer scientist turned innovator in safety science, safety engineering, and software safety.Generally, this bo...

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