Reading List

For the extended list.

General #

OpenAI Reports #

Ethical and philosophical #

  • “AI as Normal Technology” by Arvind Narayanan and Sayash Kapoor. Abstract: “We articulate a vision of artificial intelligence (AI)** as normal technology. To view AI as normal is not to understate its impact—even transformative, general-purpose technologies such as electricity and the internet are ’normal’ in our conception. But it is in contrast to both utopian and dystopian visions of the future of AI which have a common tendency to treat it akin to a separate species, a highly autonomous, potentially superintelligent entity.”
  • Introduction to AI Safety, Ethics, and Society
  • The Biosecurity Handbook – This handbook covers biosecurity fundamentals and how AI is changing biological risk.

Regulatory frameworks #

Substacks of note #

  • Hyperdimensional – “A newsletter about emerging technology and the future of governance” from Dean W. Ball.
  • Understanding AI – Tech journalist Timothy Lee’s outlet focused on AI.
  • Don’t Worry About the Vase – Zvi Mowshowitz’s commentary about “AI, policy, rationality, medicine and fertility, education and games.”
  • ChinAI – “Jeff Ding’s weekly translations of writings from Chinese thinkers on China’s AI landscape.”
  • Import AI – “Import AI is a weekly newsletter about artificial intelligence based on detailed analysis of cutting-edge research” by Jack Clark, CEO of Anthropic.
  • Second Thoughts – Steve Newman’s
  • Dwarkesh Podcast

For the full extended list