henrylfraserFeb 233 min readHow to ace law schoolI've just finished teaching a law subject on privacy, law and AI governance over summer (here in Australia it's summer right now). It was...
henrylfraserJun 28, 20239 min read‘AI safety’ doesn’t make AI safeAI alignment may currently be out of reach, but basic human decency is not A Belgian man took his own life in March this year after...
henrylfraserOct 11, 20215 min readBiases about biasPicture a machine learning system that relies on crowdsourced data labelers to help rank music recommendations. Is the system vulnerable...
henrylfraserMay 21, 20216 min readPluralism and regulatory overlapI'm thinking about the concept of overlap in the governance of AI and automated decision-making (ADM). I've been reading Europe's new...
henrylfraserMay 10, 20216 min readRegulating AI with dynamic definitionsA basic problem in the regulation of technology, and especially of artificial intelligence is the problem of definition. There are many...
henrylfraserApr 29, 20213 min readAccountability as a value propositionThere is a fast-growing cottage industry of consultants and advisers who advise businesses on AI Ethics. Their value proposition is that...
henrylfraserAug 18, 20205 min readDoes regulating AI do more harm than good?Regulatory reform tends to proceed slowly and cautiously with many stages of consultation and refinement.
henrylfraserAug 13, 20201 min readAI threats to democracyToday's post is going to be a little different. It's an experiment in 'lean' writing. I'm going to compile a taxonomy of threats to...
henrylfraserJul 17, 20204 min readHacking the rule of lawGood governance and good AI governance are not really separate things.
henrylfraserJun 29, 20203 min readMasterminds and loopholesIf we are going to have a bad AI, it's better that it isn't a criminal AI.
henrylfraserJun 16, 20205 min readThe alignment problem and the rule of law - part 3We don't have to specify in contracts every single rule for interpreting the contract, we just specify the governing law.
henrylfraserJun 9, 20205 min readThe alignment problem and the rule of law - part 2Implementing respect for the rule of law seems a useful way to close the door to a very large range of harmful action.
henrylfraserJun 9, 20203 min readThe alignment problem and the rule of law - part 1If we developed an AI surpassing our intelligence it would be in our interest to ensure that its goals were aligned with ours.
henrylfraserJun 8, 20202 min readExistential Risks from Artificial IntelligenceMany AI researchers take seriously the possibility that AGI will be developed within the next 50 years; and be extremely bad for humanity.
henrylfraserMay 21, 20202 min readFirst stepsThe subject of AI governance is something worth thinking about, something worth working on; a field where I might make myself useful.