Political Will AI

Reading list

TitleAuthorDate
PriorityThe current bottleneck is political will, not research

Concise case for this being the most important area to work on

An Activist View of AI Governance

Very useful series on US focused AI political advocacy

The Invisible Side of AI Governance

Overview of “insider” vs “outsider” political advocacy work

What We Learned from Briefing 140+ Lawmakers on the Threat from AIAuthorControlAI
Global Call for AI Red Lines

Campaign for promoting international AI governance. The FAQ is useful for info on progress that's been made thus far and what still needs to happen in AI international governance.

AI 2040

Useful for thinking about how policy decisions fit into long-term future of AI development, although many of the proposals are likely too politically infeasible to aim for in practice.

IFP’s AI safety low-regret policy recommendations

AI policy proposals more feasible in the near-term.

AuthorIFP
Stop Donating to AI Safety Research*

Strong case for donating to political advocacy groups, has detailed information about several.

Speaking to Congressional staffers about AI risk

Title is self-explanatory. This is from 2023 but still largely useful.

Which AI harms & risks will mobilise the public to act?

Many harms from AI have varying degrees of salience among the public and degree to which they are helpful for policy solutions that mitigate existential risk; this paper suggests autonomous warfare strikes the best balance and explores several others.