I think the phrases “Research Institute”, and particular ”...Existential Risk Institute” are a best practice and should be used much more frequently.
Centre for Effective Altuism → Effective Altruism Research Institute (EARI) Open Philanthropy → Funding Effective Research Institute (FERI) GiveWell → Shortermist Effective Funding Research Institute (SEFRI) 80,000 Hours → Careers that are Effective Research Institute (CERI) Charity Entrepreneurship → Charity Entrepreneurship Research Institute (CERI 2) Rethink Priorities → General Effective Research Institute (GERI) Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence → Berkeley University Ai Research Institute (BUARI) CSER → Cambridge Existential Risk Institute (CERI 3) LessWrong → Blogging for Existential Risk Institute (BERI 2) Alignement Forum → Blogging for AI Risk Institute (BARI) SSC → Scott Alexanders’ Research Institute (SARI)
With so many research institutions, we should really have an organization to support this ecosystem. I propose RIRI—Research Institutes Research Institute.
I think the phrases “Research Institute”, and particular ”...Existential Risk Institute” are a best practice and should be used much more frequently.
Centre for Effective Altuism → Effective Altruism Research Institute (EARI)
Open Philanthropy → Funding Effective Research Institute (FERI)
GiveWell → Shortermist Effective Funding Research Institute (SEFRI)
80,000 Hours → Careers that are Effective Research Institute (CERI)
Charity Entrepreneurship → Charity Entrepreneurship Research Institute (CERI 2)
Rethink Priorities → General Effective Research Institute (GERI)
Center for Human-Compatible Artificial Intelligence → Berkeley University Ai Research Institute (BUARI)
CSER → Cambridge Existential Risk Institute (CERI 3)
LessWrong → Blogging for Existential Risk Institute (BERI 2)
Alignement Forum → Blogging for AI Risk Institute (BARI)
SSC → Scott Alexanders’ Research Institute (SARI)
With so many research institutions, we should really have an organization to support this ecosystem. I propose RIRI—Research Institutes Research Institute.
In accordance with best practices, BERI will be changing our name from “Initiative” to “Institute” and our acronym from “BERI” to “BERI 1″.