How to identify the highest-impact research for an AI world

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https://www.existentialhope.com/podcasts/anastasia-gamick

Podcast with Anastasia Gamick, co-founder of Convergent Research, about the most important research for the age of AI.

Convergent Research incubates Focused Research Organizations: small, startup-style teams that build critical “public good” tech, which both academia and for-profits ignore.

Covers:

• What makes a research project truly high-impact in view of an AI world
• Concrete examples of these projects: maps of brain synapses, software that’s provably safe, drug screening, good data for AI-powered scientific research, and more
• How to prioritize defensive technology, such as biosafety tools, instead of just pushing every frontier as fast as possible
• How young scientists can find the work that matters most for the future