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AI Alignment Theory Course: Readings and Rapporteur Reports!

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The author announced a new semester at UT Austin teaching an AI Alignment Theory course, which is the first such course with multiple major developments occurring during the semester. The course features student rapporteurs presenting readings from ancient (2016) to modern (2026) sources, including specific papers like 'AGI Ruin' by Yudkowsky and 'The Alignment Problem' by Amodei et al. The course includes anonymized student reports on these papers and class discussions, with the author acting primarily as a gadfly rather than a lecturer. The post serves as a central public repository for the course materials and reports.

Key points

• The author announced a new semester at UT Austin teaching an AI Alignment Theory course, which is the first such course with multiple major developments occurring during the semester.
• Student rapporteurs present readings from ancient (2016) to modern (2026) sources, including specific papers like 'AGI Ruin' by Yudkowsky and 'The Alignment Problem' by Amodei et al.

Context

The course is held in a CS department and includes technical results from time to time. It serves as a central public repository for the course materials and reports, with the author acting primarily as a gadfly rather than a lecturer. The course features student rapporteurs presenting readings from ancient (2016) to modern (2026) sources, including specific papers like 'AGI Ruin' by Yudkowsky and 'The Alignment Problem' by Amodei et al.

Limitations

The post serves as a central public repository for the course materials and reports, with the author acting primarily as a gadfly rather than a lecturer. The post includes specific papers like 'AGI Ruin' by Yudkowsky and 'The Alignment Problem' by Amodei et al., but the full list of readings and reports is subject to updates as the semester progresses.

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