Eliezer Yudkowsky - Footnote 12

NoteThe claim that the Agent Foundations research program ran from 'approximately 2013' is not explicitly stated in the source, but it is implied. The source states that 'Starting in 2013, our focus was on Agent Foundations research'. The claim that the Agent Foundations research program was 'officially discontinued' is not explicitly stated in the source, but it is implied. The source states that MIRI has shifted its strategy to prioritize policy advocacy, public communications, and technical governance research over technical alignment research. The claim that MIRI has pivoted to prioritize policy advocacy, public communications, and technical governance research over technical alignment research is a misleading paraphrase. The source states that MIRI shifted its strategy to pursue three objectives: Policy, Communications, and Research. Although MIRI plans to pursue all three of these priorities, it’s likely that policy and communications will be a higher priority for MIRI than research going forward.