Write a short, jargon-free explainer of one AI safety idea (reward hacking, sycophancy, compute governance, DNA screening) for someone outside tech.
Explaining an idea simply is a good test of whether you understand it, and clear explainers help other newcomers.
Output: A 500-word explainer with one everyday example.
Choose a concept from the glossary and a real person: a parent, a flatmate, a friend studying something else.
Find two clear explanations. Write the core idea in one sentence of your own.
Compare it to something familiar: a student gaming a marking scheme, a waiter who agrees with every order.
Write it, then define or delete every technical term. Short sentences win.
Ask them to explain it back. Fix whatever came back wrong, then share it.
All steps done
Share what you made, then try another project. The PDF version has room for notes.
A short video, a carousel, an illustrated explainer or a podcast segment: make one piece of honest, accurate AI safety content for an audience you understand.
Define ten key terms from the theme you’re most curious about, in one sentence each with an everyday example, then compare them with the site’s glossary.
Why do so many governance proposals focus on chips? Read one key paper and write a jargon-free explainer for someone outside tech.
Companies make synthetic DNA to order. Screening those orders and the customers who place them is one of the main defences against engineered pandemics. Explain how it works and where the gaps are.
The field lacks a friendly wiki. Pick one concept (far-UVC, DNA screening, elastomeric respirators, metagenomic surveillance) and write the clear, well-sourced page you wish existed.
