Stuart Russell

Stuart Russell has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering

February 12, 2025
Gloria Tao

EECS Professor [and Kavli Center for Ethics, Science, and the Public Co-Director] Stuart Russell has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).

Russell was recognized “for contributions to developments in artificial intelligence, including reasoning, probabilistic modeling, planning, safety, and education.”

Election to the National Academy of Engineering is among the highest professional distinctions accorded to an engineer. Established in 1964, the NAE provides independent guidance on engineering and technological matters and honors those whose achievements...

https://eecs.berkeley.edu/news/stuart-russell-elected-to-the-national-academy-of…

Stuart Russell signs open letter to make it safe for employees at top AI companies to warn about its potential harms

June 10, 2024
Kavli Center News

As stories of quitting, dissolving, and silencing in OpenAI's Safety and Alignment departments continue to make the news (Wired | Vox), a picture of a company moving too fast and risking too much while creating a culture of fear and retaliation emerges.

A group of current and former AI safety employees released an open letter calling for employees...

Stuart Russell Testifies on AI Regulation at U.S. Senate Hearing

August 1, 2023
Kavli Center News

On July 25, Stuart Russell testified on AI benefits, risks, and regulations at the U.S. Senate hearing titled “Oversight of A.I.: Principles for Regulation.”

Watch the hearing above or download his written testimony below.

Excerpt from the beginning of Stuart Russell's written testimony

Thank you, Chair Blumenthal, Ranking Member Hawley, and members of the Subcommittee, for the invitation to...

Stuart Russell to Participate in UC Berkeley AI lectures exploring possibilities, implications of ChatGPT

March 10, 2023
Adapted from Kara Manke

Since its launch last November, the artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has been an international sensation, with people using the platform to do everything from writing essays, computer code, poems and research proposals to planning vacations, flirting with Tinder matches and creating malware.

At a series of public lectures at Berkeley this spring, seven of the world’s leading experts on AI will address these questions head-on.

The series will feature Berkeley Ph.D. recipient...

https://news.berkeley.edu/2023/03/10/ai-lectures-at-berkeley-to-explore-possibil…

Stuart Russell gives Reith Lectures on AI and why people should be scared

November 28, 2021

Stuart Russell, Director of the Kavli Center for Ethics, Science and the Public, spoke with BBC News technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones about his four Reith Lectures, "Living With Artificial Intelligence". The lectures focus on the existential threats of AI and offers a way forward.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59326684

6 positive AI visions for the future of work

November 24, 2021
Stuart Russell and Daniel Susskind
Over 150 experts from a wide variety of backgrounds gathered virtually to discuss the challenges, as well as possible positive Artificial Intelligence visions and their implications for policymakers. This article is a summary of those conversations.
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/11/positive-artificial-intelligence-visions-…