Yale University hosts multiple research initiatives relevant to AI safety and governance. The Schmidt Program on Artificial Intelligence, Emerging Technologies, and National Power at the Jackson School of Global Affairs examines how AI reshapes geopolitics, with a focus on autonomous weapons, cyberwarfare, and international AI governance. The Center for Algorithms, Data, and Market Design (CADMY) has received grants from the UK's AI Security Institute for research on frameworks to balance AI capability and safety. The Digital Ethics Center, founded in 2023, studies the governance, ethical, legal, and social implications of digital technologies. In August 2024, Yale announced a $150 million, five-year investment in AI infrastructure, faculty recruitment, and responsible AI education.
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Yale's approach to reducing AI risk operates through multiple channels: producing research on AI governance, safety frameworks, and geopolitical dynamics of AI development; training future policymakers, researchers, and technologists who understand AI's risks; convening interdisciplinary scholars and practitioners to bridge the gap between technical AI development and governance; and directly studying how to design institutions and safety mechanisms for deployed AI systems. The university's theory is that bringing together rigorous academic research across computer science, economics, law, policy, and philosophy — combined with educating the next generation of decision-makers — will improve the quality of AI governance and reduce catastrophic risks from advanced AI.
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