AI Alignment · The Multiverse School

What You'll Learn

Explore ethical, social, and technical challenges in AI. Aim for alignment with human values and societal norms.

Develop a benchmark to track and improve AI model and prompt performance over time. - Use moderation models to evaluate and score harmful AI outputs. - Train and prompt engineer AI models towards or away from specific values. - Create a values-evaluation model through self-consistency. - Understand and discuss tokens, values, ethics, reward misspecification, and scalable oversight. - Apply techniques to reduce AI hallucination, ensure AI confidentiality, and detect sleeper agents.

Course Schedule

4Weeks

12Classroom Hours

Week 1

Ethics and AI Alignment

Tuesday, October 29 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PDT

Engage in discussions on AI ethics, model benchmarking, and alignment strategies.

1.5h

Week 1

Benchmarking and Moderation Models

Thursday, October 31 at 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM PDT

Participate in workshops to apply AI alignment strategies in practical scenarios.

1.5h

Week 2

Sector Impacts of AI Alignment

Tuesday, November 05 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST

Discuss the implications of AI alignment in various sectors and the importance of ethical considerations.

1.5h

Week 2

Practical AI Alignment Strategies

Thursday, November 07 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST

Hands-on workshop on developing benchmarks and using moderation models.

1.5h

Week 3

Challenges in Value Alignment

Tuesday, November 12 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST

Explore the challenges and solutions in prompt engineering for value alignment.

1.5h

Week 3

Values-Evaluation Modeling

Thursday, November 14 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST

Workshop on creating a values-evaluation model through self-consistency.

1.5h

Week 4

Insights and Directions in AI

Tuesday, November 19 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST

Final discussions on course learnings, insights, and future directions in AI alignment.

1.5h

Week 4

AI Alignment: A Comprehensive Overview

Thursday, November 21 at 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM PST

Conclude the course with a comprehensive discussion on AI alignment, summarizing key learnings and future prospects.

1.5h

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Who Is This Course For

Experienced developers, managers, and executives

Who this is for & what you'll need

Solo coding

You should be able to write in some language on your own.

A few installs

You'll install a couple of tools, we'll help you in class.

Join the Course

Pay what you can - accessible learning for all

The minimum is $100, it keeps out spam. Need a larger discount? Apply for a scholarship. We offer 100% scholarships, no one is turned away for lack of funds.

Suggested $200 pay what you can

Suggested price • Pay what you can

Pay What You Can

Secure payment via Stripe

Suggested $240 pay what you can

Suggested price • Pay what you can

Pay What You Can

Secure payment via Stripe

Instructor

Liz Howard

Future Infinitive☸️ (Liz Howard) Founder & Professor, The Multiverse School Computer Science · AI · Cybersecurity Formerly faculty, Cal State Monterey Bay Co-founder, Hipcamp Previously built Hackbright Academy, Girl Develop It, Galvanize, Enki

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Frequently Asked Questions

How are classes delivered?

All classes are live and online via video call. Sessions are recorded so you can review them later if you miss one.

What does "pay what you can" mean?

We show a suggested price. The minimum is $100, which keeps out spam. If that's out of reach, apply for a scholarship, we offer 100% scholarships and no one is turned away for lack of funds.

Do I need prior experience?

Solo coding. You should be able to write in some language on your own.

What do I get when I enroll?

Live sessions with the instructor, access to course curriculum materials, community access via our Matrix chat server, and recordings of all sessions.

Want to schedule this course for your team?

Contact us: [email protected]