Preparing for malicious uses of AI
OpenAI, EFF, and leading AI safety orgs just published the playbook on preventing AI misuse—before the threats arrive.
Why it matters
A foundational academic/policy collaboration that frames AI safety governance for leaders and policymakers. This is the kind of research-backed threat model that informs boardroom AI risk strategies and regulatory conversations.
The key facts
8 to knowMulti-institutional collaboration: OpenAI, Future of Humanity Institute, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Center for a New American Security, Electronic Frontier Foundation
~1 year sustained research effort on malicious AI use forecasting
Published February 2018 — early foundational work in AI safety governance space
Focus on prevention and mitigation frameworks for adversarial AI deployment
Co-authored by OpenAI, Future of Humanity Institute, Centre for the Study of Existential Risk, Center for a New American Security, Electronic Frontier Foundation
Nearly 1 year of sustained research collaboration
Focus on forecasting malicious actor misuse patterns and prevention/mitigation approaches
Published February 2018—early foundational work in AI safety/ethics discourse
Go to the source
OpenAI Blogopenai.com
Publisher excerpt: We’ve co-authored a paper that forecasts how malicious actors could misuse AI technology, and potential ways we can prevent and mitigate these threats. This paper is the outcome of almost a year of sustained work with our colleagues at the Future of Humanity Institute, the Centre for the Study of…