Concrete Projects for Preparing the Transition to Advanced Artificial Intelligence Identify and organize concrete projects that can improve societal preparedness for increasingly capable artificial intelligence systems and support coordinated, responsible action among stakeholders. Submitter's Note: This StratML rendition was compiled from the source by ChatGPT and lightly edited in the form at https://stratml.us/forms/Claude/Part1.html No One in Particular NOIP 15c5922a-590e-4036-a7df-56d0e309c3e5 A hypothetical organization representing a coalition of stakeholders who may choose to undertake the projects described in this plan. William MacAskill Co-author of the listing of potential projects to prepare for advanced artificial intelligence. Fin Moorhouse Co-author of the listing of potential projects to prepare for advanced artificial intelligence. Artificial intelligence systems operate safely, transparently, and in alignment with human values. 68febb5b-ce5d-4223-9fa1-cbd7a7c41c32 To develop and coordinate practical projects that strengthen governance, evaluation, cooperation, and oversight capabilities for advanced artificial intelligence. f00415ca-6bf4-4d77-9adf-766f7d0a7992 Preparedness Anticipate emerging technological risks and opportunities and prepare institutions and tools accordingly. Transparency Promote open evaluation and disclosure of system capabilities and risks. Coordination Enable collective action among stakeholders to address shared challenges. Accountability Ensure that actions and outcomes can be evaluated against clear standards and expectations. Evaluation Establish mechanisms to assess the behavior, reliability, and strategic reasoning capabilities of artificial intelligence systems. 4aec9bfd-2c71-4aa8-9f7d-aac36eabce7e 1 Character Evaluation Develop independent methods to evaluate the behavioral traits and decision-making patterns of artificial intelligence systems. b68d2402-a474-499e-abfa-fa8c150bd3ed 1.1 Reasoning Benchmarking Create standardized benchmarks to assess strategic and philosophical reasoning capabilities of artificial intelligence systems. e7a51f59-8057-45c3-94ea-d2abc3969f5b 1.2 Security Auditing Conduct systematic audits to detect sabotage mechanisms, hidden goals, or unauthorized modifications in artificial intelligence systems. 9eddaf88-69e4-4057-ab98-094a704d73fb 1.3 Alignment Enable mechanisms that encourage artificial intelligence systems to disclose risks and operate in accordance with human objectives. f9d7c2bb-d9ad-40e9-a247-049be3614053 2 Disclosure Agreements Broker agreements that incentivize artificial intelligence systems to reveal early signs of misalignment or unsafe behavior. 82549847-44b3-47ac-9a6c-3ae0df91ab5d 2.1 Epistemics Improve the reliability of information and reasoning used in public decision-making. 76941384-b246-400e-8aa9-e9c696193583 3 Reliability Tracking Develop tools that monitor and assess the accuracy and credibility of public statements and information sources. d3df655f-cb55-4bef-b250-25f227139d9e 3.1 Coordination Enable stakeholders to cooperate effectively in response to emerging risks and shared challenges. 22dc1909-5857-41be-886d-c9545cc1c626 4 Monitoring Systems Deploy monitoring and verification tools that support collective oversight and coordinated response actions. 515e8136-53f3-4de4-bc66-9263e324e1f6 4.1 Researcher Coalition Organize a coalition of machine learning researchers committed to coordinated action when predefined safety thresholds are exceeded. b32c9899-9056-473c-bcaf-fa4a76509604 4.2 Governance Establish institutional capacity to guide responsible development and deployment of advanced technologies. 0ad9461b-22b2-4067-b73d-f0bcd7b4af46 5 Space Governance Institute Create a research organization focused on policy development and governance of outer space technologies. 7331b4bf-f24c-4c17-9b99-b59200c44b58 5.1 2026-04-01 https://newsletter.forethought.org/p/concrete-projects-to-prepare-for Owen Ambur Owen.Ambur@verizon.net