Pioneering safety researcher Paul Christiano unpacks AI’s “dangerous moment”

US AI safety researcher Paul Christiano, who played a key role in the introduction of reinforcement learning from human feedback (RLHF), is coming to Toronto next month to discuss the future of the technology and how to ensure it stays aligned with human interests. The AI Safety Foundation announced on Monday that Christiano has been chosen as the distinguished speaker at the third annual edition of The Hinton Lectures, a series co-founded by Turing Award winner and Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinto