New to AI safety
A gentle, no-prerequisites introduction to AI safety: why people worry, what the core problem is, and where the field is going—through an accessible book, a film, a documentary, and clear video explainers.
- What Happens When Our Computers Get Smarter Than We Are? | Nick Bostrom | TEDYouTube
A 15-minute talk that frames the whole problem: what happens when machines outthink us?
- Robert Miles AI SafetyYouTube
Clear, rigorous video explainers of the core safety concepts, one at a time.
- AI Safety Info (Stampy's FAQ)Websites
A plain-language FAQ for every 'but couldn't we just…?' question you'll have along the way.
- You Look Like a Thing and I Love YouNon-fiction Books
A funny, zero-jargon tour of how AI actually fails—and why those failures matter.
- Human CompatibleNon-fiction Books
The clearest book-length case for why controlling advanced AI is hard—and a proposed fix.
- The Alignment ProblemNon-fiction Books
The story of the field itself: the people and ideas behind modern alignment research.
- Life 3.0Non-fiction Books
A guided tour of the possible AI futures—good and bad—and what's at stake in each.
- AI "Stop Button" Problem – ComputerphileYouTube
One deceptively simple question—'why not just turn it off?'—unpacked properly.
- Uncontrollable: The Threat of Artificial SuperintelligenceNon-fiction Books
A short, accessible book making the risk case without any technical background.
- SuperintelligenceNon-fiction Books
The book that put existential risk from AI on the map—read it once the basics feel familiar.
- Concrete problems in AI safetyAcademic Papers
Your first paper: the agenda that made 'AI safety' a concrete engineering problem.