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42 people are interested
Writer/Translator - Artificial Intelligence Safety
ORGANIZATION: Future of Life Institute
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42 people are interested
The Future of Life Institute is looking for motivated volunteers to contribute to our artificial intelligence safety project. Work will specifically involve translating online content and media into other languages. Fluency in Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Cantonese, Hebrew, French, German, Hindi, or Urdu preferred. A bachelor's degree would be beneficial for this position, but is not necessary. We will consider all qualified applicants.
In contacting us, please provide a brief background about your interest in FLI's work and state which languages you would be willing to help translate.
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About Future of Life Institute
Location:
2016 Massachusetts Ave, 23, Cambridge, MA 02140, US
Mission Statement
To catalyze and support research and initiatives for safeguarding life and developing optimistic visions of the future, including positive ways for humanity to steer its own course considering new technologies and challenges.
Description
We have technology to thank for all the ways in which today is better than the stone age, and technology is likely to keep improving at an accelerating pace. We are a charity and outreach organization working to ensure that tomorrow’s most powerful technologies are beneficial for humanity. With less powerful technologies such as fire, we learned to minimize risks largely by learning from mistakes. With more powerful technologies such as nuclear weapons, synthetic biology and future strong artificial intelligence, planning ahead is a better strategy than learning from mistakes, so we support research and other efforts aimed at avoiding problems in the first place.
We are currently focusing on keeping artificial intelligence beneficial and we are also exploring ways of reducing risks from nuclear weapons and biotechnology. FLI is based in the Boston area, and welcomes the participation of scientists, students, philanthropists, and others nearby and around the world. Here is a video highlighting our activities from our first year.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
This is a Virtual Opportunity with no fixed address.
DATE POSTED
January 2, 2018
SKILLS
- Japanese
- Translation
- Cantonese / Mandarin
- German
- Korean
- Hebrew
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- 2 to 3 hours per week
- Interest in technology, futurism, policy