Women4AISafety
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W4AIS | Women4AISafety
Date: November 25th
Time: 19h CET
Host: Osmani Redondo
Who Is Guarding the Guardians? Compute, Power and AI Safety, with Karen Maria Alston
AI runs on compute: the specialized chips and warehouse-sized data centers that AI systems learn and run on. Think of it as the oil of the AI age. A handful of companies and governments control almost all of it, and whoever controls compute decides who gets to build advanced AI.
This month, recent allegations about the CEO of a key chip company turned that question into a headline. The allegations remain unproven, but they point to a bigger issue: when critical technology depends on so few people, who guards the guardians?
Why join
Learn to explain compute in plain language to anyone.
Understand what happens when the most powerful technology on earth rests on weak checks and balances.
Discover in-demand career paths in AI safety that don’t require a technical background, such as board governance, security, export controls, public engagement and field-building.
The talk will be followed by a Q&A.
About Karen
Karen Maria Alston is a strategic narrative executive based in Washington, DC, with more than 20 years in strategic communications and public affairs. She leads Alston Marketing Group, founded The Spectrum Circle and convenes Last Invention DC, a discussion group on frontier AI and superintelligence. Her AI safety work focuses on power concentration and on the public’s stake in frontier AI decisions.
Who is this for?
Anyone curious about who really controls AI, especially people from communications, policy, law or business who wonder where they could fit in AI safety. No technical background needed, just bring your questions.
W4AIS aims to gather regularly, as a safe, accessible and inclusive space to connect, share ideas and learn together.
Everyone interested in AI Safety is welcome.
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