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Organizational update from FAR AI, a nonprofit AI safety incubator; useful for understanding the landscape of AI safety institutions and research strategies as of late 2023.

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FAR AI provides an organizational update on its progress since founding in July 2022, describing its growth to 12 staff, 13 academic papers, and three core pillars: AI safety research, a Berkeley coworking space (FAR Labs), and field-building for ML researchers. The post highlights FAR's distinctive portfolio approach to safety research, targeting agendas too large for individuals but misaligned with for-profit incentives.

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  • •FAR AI has grown to 12 full-time staff and produced 13 academic papers since founding in July 2022.
  • •Research spans robustness, value alignment, and model evaluation using a portfolio approach rather than focusing on a single direction.
  • •FAR Labs is a Berkeley coworking space hosting 40+ members, supporting the broader AI safety research community.
  • •Field-building efforts include workshops and events targeting ML researchers to broaden the AI safety talent pipeline.
  • •FAR positions itself as filling a gap between individual researchers and for-profit labs for promising but commercially unattractive safety agendas.

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# [What's new at FARAI](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1)

by [AdamGleave](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/adamgleave?from=post_header)

Dec 4 20236 min read0

# 68

[AI safety](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/ai-safety)[Announcements and updates](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/announcements-and-updates)[Organization updates](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/organization-updates)[FAR AI](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/far-ai) [Frontpage](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/about#Finding_content)

[What's new at FAR AI](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#)

[Summary](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#Summary)

[Incubating & Accelerating AI Safety Research](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#Incubating___Accelerating_AI_Safety_Research)

[FAR Labs: An AI Safety co-working space in Berkeley](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#FAR_Labs__An_AI_Safety_co_working_space_in_Berkeley)

[Fieldbuilding & Outreach](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#Fieldbuilding___Outreach)

[Who’s working at FAR?](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#Who_s_working_at_FAR_)

[How can I get involved?](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#How_can_I_get_involved_)

[We’re hiring!](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#We_re_hiring_)

[We’re looking for collaborators!](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#We_re_looking_for_collaborators_)

[Want to donate?](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#Want_to_donate_)

[Want to learn more about our research?](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/arfyBSCunWXCtdPMJ/what-s-new-at-far-ai-1#Want_to_learn_more_about_our_research_)

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## Summary

We are [FAR AI](https://far.ai/): an AI safety research incubator and accelerator. Since our inception in July 2022, FAR has grown to a team of 12 full-time staff, produced 13 academic papers, opened the coworking space FAR Labs with 40 active members, and organized field-building events for more than 160 ML researchers.

Our organization consists of three main pillars:

![](https://res.cloudinary.com/lesswrong-2-0/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/mirroredImages/zt4ekCdzSjxnH87cs/rcr7pvhwphld5gmcfon5)

_**Research**_. We rapidly explore a range

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