THE LAUNCH SEQUENCE A new collection of 16 essays on how to accelerate AI for science & security: The AI revolution is already delivering enormous consumer benefits. But AI progress won't automatically solve humanity's most important problems first. To get the future we want, we need to shape the trajectory of AI progress. This series is a step toward that future…

1. @fiiiiiist, @taoburr, and @timhwang have an intro essay on how to actually shape AI progress:

2. @AdamMarblestone & @Andrew_C_Payne on how to map the mammalian brain’s connectome to solve fundamental problems in neuroscience, psychology, and AI robustness:

3. @sebkrier & @zhengdongwang on how to incentivize AI for national priorities through a strategic challenge and evaluations program:

4. Abel Brodeur & Bruno Barbarioli on how to build automated replication infrastructure for better, faster science:

5. @Ben_Reinhardt on how block-grant labs can generate the real-world data AI needs to do science:

6. @calebwatney on how to adapt our science funding mechanisms to the unique infrastructure needs of large-scale AI projects:

7. @RuxandraTeslo on how to turn the FDA’s data archive into faster clinical trials:

8. @charlesxjyang on how to close the gap between AI-guided material design and real-world validation:

9. @MTabarrok on how to build a large peptides database to train the AlphaFold for new antibiotics:

10. @AmmannNora & @davidad on how to use privacy-preserving verification in the AI hardware stack to build trust and limit misuse:

11. @herbiebradley & @girishsastry on how to secure critical open-source code against memory safety exploits by automating code hardening at scale:

12. @sellanevo on how to protect American AI from nation-state level threats:

13. @Simon__Grimm on how to generate the data necessary to reliably detect new pathogen outbreaks with AI:

14. @emiyazono on how to ensure American AI models are robust and reliable via a DOD-led red- and blue-teaming effort:

15. @patrickshafto on how to use AI and mathematics to prove and improve science and security:

16. @Miles_Brundage on how to leverage advanced AI to give defenders an asymmetric advantage in cybersecurity:

17. The Launch Sequence also includes a fantastic list of statements from leaders across government, industry, and civil society about the importance of launching ambitious AI projects to advance science and security. @SenatorHeinrich:

18. Erwin Gianchandani, the Assistant Director for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships at the National Science Foundation:

19. Kathleen Fisher, Director of DARPA’s Information Innovation Office (I20)

20. Statements from the leaders in civil society and industry: @SGRodriques, @hamandcheese, @RHFontaine, @bradrcarson, @abigailrsal, @Jsevillamol, @CorreaDan, @elidourado, @pushmeet, @jrkelly:

@SGRodriques @hamandcheese @RHFontaine @bradrcarson @abigailrsal @Jsevillamol @CorreaDan @elidourado @pushmeet @jrkelly 21. You can read the whole series here: