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| 2006 || {{dts|June}} || || Brian Tomasik's collection of essays on utilitarianism is first posted to his website at <code>utilitarian-essays.com</code>.<ref name="reducing-suffering-history">{{cite web |url=http://reducing-suffering.org/history-of-this-website/ |publisher=Essays on Reducing Suffering |title=History of This Website |first=Brian |last=Tomasik |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209195859/http://reducing-suffering.org/history-of-this-website/ |archivedate=February 9, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref> | | 2006 || {{dts|June}} || || Brian Tomasik's collection of essays on utilitarianism is first posted to his website at <code>utilitarian-essays.com</code>.<ref name="reducing-suffering-history">{{cite web |url=http://reducing-suffering.org/history-of-this-website/ |publisher=Essays on Reducing Suffering |title=History of This Website |first=Brian |last=Tomasik |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209195859/http://reducing-suffering.org/history-of-this-website/ |archivedate=February 9, 2018 |dead-url=no}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2006 || {{dts|June 12}} || || The domain name <code>utilitarian-essays.com</code> is registered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=utilitarian-essays.com |publisher=ICANN WHOIS |title=Showing results for: utilitarian-essays.com |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |quote=Creation Date: 2006-06-12T11:34:21Z}}</ref> | + | | 2006 || {{dts|June 12}} || [[Domain names in timelines|Domain]] || The domain name <code>utilitarian-essays.com</code> is registered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=utilitarian-essays.com |publisher=ICANN WHOIS |title=Showing results for: utilitarian-essays.com |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |quote=Creation Date: 2006-06-12T11:34:21Z}}</ref> |
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| 2008 || || || Brian Tomasik's "A Collection of Essays on Utilitarianism" is renamed to "Essays on Reducing Suffering".<ref name="reducing-suffering-history" /> | | 2008 || || || Brian Tomasik's "A Collection of Essays on Utilitarianism" is renamed to "Essays on Reducing Suffering".<ref name="reducing-suffering-history" /> | ||
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| + | | 2013 || {{dts|July 11}} || || On Facebook, Brian Tomasik begins a poll to name a new organization to research future suffering, which would become FRI.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/brian.tomasik/posts/619744375182 |title=Brian Tomasik - Name for a research institute on future suffering |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| 2013 || {{dts|July}} || Organization || The Foundational Research Institute (FRI) is founded. Some of FRI's work discusses risks from artificial intelligence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foundational-research.org/transparency |title=Transparency |publisher=Foundational Research Institute |accessdate=July 27, 2017}}</ref> | | 2013 || {{dts|July}} || Organization || The Foundational Research Institute (FRI) is founded. Some of FRI's work discusses risks from artificial intelligence.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foundational-research.org/transparency |title=Transparency |publisher=Foundational Research Institute |accessdate=July 27, 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2013 || {{dts|August 30}} || || FRI's domain, <code>foundational-research.org</code>, is registered on this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=foundational-research.org |title=Showing results for: FOUNDATIONAL-RESEARCH.ORG |publisher=ICANN WHOIS |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |quote=Creation Date: 2013-08-30T09:17:33Z}}</ref> | + | | 2013 || {{dts|August 30}} || [[Domain names in timelines|Domain]] || FRI's domain, <code>foundational-research.org</code>, is registered on this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=foundational-research.org |title=Showing results for: FOUNDATIONAL-RESEARCH.ORG |publisher=ICANN WHOIS |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |quote=Creation Date: 2013-08-30T09:17:33Z}}</ref> |
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| 2014 || {{dts|April 21}} || || The first snapshot of FRI's website on the {{W|Internet Archive}} is from this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foundational-research.org:80/ |title= |publisher=The Foundational Research Institute |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421153739/http://foundational-research.org:80/ |archivedate=April 21, 2014 |dead-url=yes}}</ref> | | 2014 || {{dts|April 21}} || || The first snapshot of FRI's website on the {{W|Internet Archive}} is from this day.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://foundational-research.org:80/ |title= |publisher=The Foundational Research Institute |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140421153739/http://foundational-research.org:80/ |archivedate=April 21, 2014 |dead-url=yes}}</ref> | ||
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| − | | 2014 || {{dts|September 26}} || || <code>reducing-suffering.org</code> is registered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=reducing-suffering.org |publisher=ICANN WHOIS |title=Showing results for: REDUCING-SUFFERING.ORG |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |quote=Creation Date: 2014-09-26T19:43:17Z}}</ref> | + | | 2014 || {{dts|September 26}} || [[Domain names in timelines|Domain]] || <code>reducing-suffering.org</code> is registered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=reducing-suffering.org |publisher=ICANN WHOIS |title=Showing results for: REDUCING-SUFFERING.ORG |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |quote=Creation Date: 2014-09-26T19:43:17Z}}</ref> |
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| + | | 2014 || {{dts|November 30}} || || The domain <code>crucialconsiderations.org</code> is registered.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whois.icann.org/en/lookup?name=crucialconsiderations.org |publisher=ICANN WHOIS |title=Showing results for: CRUCIALCONSIDERATIONS.ORG |accessdate=February 9, 2018 |quote=Creation Date: 2014-11-30T17:27:53Z}}</ref> It is the domain for one of FRI's blogs, ''Crucial Considerations''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://crucialconsiderations.org/about/ |title=About |publisher=Crucial Considerations |date=November 19, 2015 |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| 2015 || {{dts|July 1}} || Grant || The Future of Life Institute's Grant Recommendations for its first round of AI safety grants are publicly announced. The grants would be disbursed on September 1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/grants-timeline/ |title=Grants Timeline - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/2015selection/ |title=New International Grants Program Jump-Starts Research to Ensure AI Remains Beneficial: Press release for FLI grant awardees. - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/ai-safety-research/ |title=AI Safety Research - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=July 13, 2017}}</ref> One of the grantees is Kaj Sotala, who is at FRI.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/ai-researcher-kaj-sotala/ |title=AI Researcher Kaj Sotala - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | | 2015 || {{dts|July 1}} || Grant || The Future of Life Institute's Grant Recommendations for its first round of AI safety grants are publicly announced. The grants would be disbursed on September 1.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/grants-timeline/ |title=Grants Timeline - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/2015selection/ |title=New International Grants Program Jump-Starts Research to Ensure AI Remains Beneficial: Press release for FLI grant awardees. - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=July 13, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/ai-safety-research/ |title=AI Safety Research - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=July 13, 2017}}</ref> One of the grantees is Kaj Sotala, who is at FRI.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://futureoflife.org/ai-researcher-kaj-sotala/ |title=AI Researcher Kaj Sotala - Future of Life Institute |publisher=Future of Life Institute |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| 2016 || {{dts|October 6}} || || Luke Muehlhauser of the Open Philanthropy Project has a conversation with Brian Tomasik on which beings are phenomenally conscious, Tomasik's brand of panpsychism, and other related topics. The conversation is part of the Open Philanthropy Project's investigation of moral patienthood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.openphilanthropy.org/files/Conversations/Brian_Tomasik_10-06-16_(public).pdf |title=A conversation with Brian Tomasik, October 6, 2016 |date=October 6, 2016 |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | | 2016 || {{dts|October 6}} || || Luke Muehlhauser of the Open Philanthropy Project has a conversation with Brian Tomasik on which beings are phenomenally conscious, Tomasik's brand of panpsychism, and other related topics. The conversation is part of the Open Philanthropy Project's investigation of moral patienthood.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://files.openphilanthropy.org/files/Conversations/Brian_Tomasik_10-06-16_(public).pdf |title=A conversation with Brian Tomasik, October 6, 2016 |date=October 6, 2016 |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| + | | 2017 || {{dts|June 19}} || || FRI's new blog launches.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://foundational-research.org/launching-fri-blog/ |title=Launching the FRI blog – Foundational Research Institute |publisher=Foundational Research Institute |date=June 20, 2017 |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| 2017 || {{dts|July 20}} || || Mike Johnson publishes "Why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approach" on the Effective Altruism Forum. The post argues against FRI's views on consciousness (Type-A materialism).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://effective-altruism.com/ea/1cn/why_i_think_the_foundational_research_institute/ |title=Why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approach |publisher=Effective Altruism Forum |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | | 2017 || {{dts|July 20}} || || Mike Johnson publishes "Why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approach" on the Effective Altruism Forum. The post argues against FRI's views on consciousness (Type-A materialism).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://effective-altruism.com/ea/1cn/why_i_think_the_foundational_research_institute/ |title=Why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approach |publisher=Effective Altruism Forum |accessdate=February 9, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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| + | * [https://donations.vipulnaik.com/donee.php?donee=Foundational+Research+Institute Donations List Website (donee)] | ||
| + | * [https://aiwatch.issarice.com/?organization=Foundational+Research+Institute AI Watch] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|30em}} | {{Reflist|30em}} | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 9 February 2018
This is a timeline of Foundational Research Institute.
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| 2006 | June | Brian Tomasik's collection of essays on utilitarianism is first posted to his website at utilitarian-essays.com.[1]
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| 2006 | June 12 | Domain | The domain name utilitarian-essays.com is registered.[2]
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| 2008 | Brian Tomasik's "A Collection of Essays on Utilitarianism" is renamed to "Essays on Reducing Suffering".[1] | ||
| 2013 | July 11 | On Facebook, Brian Tomasik begins a poll to name a new organization to research future suffering, which would become FRI.[3] | |
| 2013 | July | Organization | The Foundational Research Institute (FRI) is founded. Some of FRI's work discusses risks from artificial intelligence.[4] |
| 2013 | August 30 | Domain | FRI's domain, foundational-research.org, is registered on this day.[5]
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| 2014 | April 21 | The first snapshot of FRI's website on the Internet Archive is from this day.[6] | |
| 2014 | September 26 | Domain | reducing-suffering.org is registered.[7]
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| 2014 | November 30 | The domain crucialconsiderations.org is registered.[8] It is the domain for one of FRI's blogs, Crucial Considerations.[9]
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| 2015 | July 1 | Grant | The Future of Life Institute's Grant Recommendations for its first round of AI safety grants are publicly announced. The grants would be disbursed on September 1.[10][11][12] One of the grantees is Kaj Sotala, who is at FRI.[13] |
| 2016 | October 6 | Luke Muehlhauser of the Open Philanthropy Project has a conversation with Brian Tomasik on which beings are phenomenally conscious, Tomasik's brand of panpsychism, and other related topics. The conversation is part of the Open Philanthropy Project's investigation of moral patienthood.[14] | |
| 2017 | June 19 | FRI's new blog launches.[15] | |
| 2017 | July 20 | Mike Johnson publishes "Why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approach" on the Effective Altruism Forum. The post argues against FRI's views on consciousness (Type-A materialism).[16] |
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See also
- Timeline of Machine Intelligence Research Institute
- Timeline of Center for Applied Rationality
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Tomasik, Brian. "History of This Website". Essays on Reducing Suffering. Archived from the original on February 9, 2018. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Showing results for: utilitarian-essays.com". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
Creation Date: 2006-06-12T11:34:21Z
- ↑ "Brian Tomasik - Name for a research institute on future suffering". Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Transparency". Foundational Research Institute. Retrieved July 27, 2017.
- ↑ "Showing results for: FOUNDATIONAL-RESEARCH.ORG". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
Creation Date: 2013-08-30T09:17:33Z
- ↑ . The Foundational Research Institute https://web.archive.org/web/20140421153739/http://foundational-research.org:80/. Archived from the original on April 21, 2014. Retrieved February 9, 2018. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Showing results for: REDUCING-SUFFERING.ORG". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
Creation Date: 2014-09-26T19:43:17Z
- ↑ "Showing results for: CRUCIALCONSIDERATIONS.ORG". ICANN WHOIS. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
Creation Date: 2014-11-30T17:27:53Z
- ↑ "About". Crucial Considerations. November 19, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Grants Timeline - Future of Life Institute". Future of Life Institute. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ↑ "New International Grants Program Jump-Starts Research to Ensure AI Remains Beneficial: Press release for FLI grant awardees. - Future of Life Institute". Future of Life Institute. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ↑ "AI Safety Research - Future of Life Institute". Future of Life Institute. Retrieved July 13, 2017.
- ↑ "AI Researcher Kaj Sotala - Future of Life Institute". Future of Life Institute. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "A conversation with Brian Tomasik, October 6, 2016" (PDF). October 6, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Launching the FRI blog – Foundational Research Institute". Foundational Research Institute. June 20, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Why I think the Foundational Research Institute should rethink its approach". Effective Altruism Forum. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
