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Grant to "support a project to study how large language models integrated with offline reinforcement learning pose a risk of machine deception and persuasion."

$600K
Funder
FTX Future Fund
Recipient
University Of California, Berkeley
Date
Jun 2022
Source
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Notes

[AI safety] Grant to "support a project to study how large language models integrated with offline reinforcement learning pose a risk of machine deception and persuasion."

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