Connor Leahy

Connor Leahy is an advisor to ControlAI and a major voice in the AI conversation, having founded EleutherAI, a grassroots community that built the first open-source LLMs, and founded the AI safety startup Conjecture.

He is a leading expert on risk from advanced AI who has appeared on Fox News, CNN, and BBC. He has also briefed the governments of countries including the US, UK, Canada, Australia, and Singapore on the existential risks of AI and ways to address these issues.

Connor's Angles

  • Breaking down complex AI topics into easily palatable explanations for general audiences

  • Breaking down complex AI topics into palatable explanations for general audiences

  • How do technologies impact human civilization?

  • How is AI different from all prior technological advances?

  • Society is unprepared for how quickly AI is advancing

  • What catastrophic risks do the continued unchecked development of AI pose to humanity?

  • What can everyone from governments to individuals do to prevent AI catastrophe?

  • Now more than ever, we need strong institutions to ensure technology benefits humanity

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