Oliver Sourbut

• Autonomous Systems @ UK AI Safety Institute (AISI)
• DPhil AI Safety @ Oxford (Hertford college, CS dept, AIMS CDT)
• Former senior data scientist and software engineer + SERI MATS

I'm particularly interested in sustainable collaboration and the long-term future of value. I'd love to contribute to a safer and more prosperous future with AI! Always interested in discussions about axiology, x-risks, s-risks.

I enjoy meeting new perspectives and growing my understanding of the world and the people in it. I also love to read - let me know your suggestions! In no particular order, here are some I've enjoyed recently

• Ord - The Precipice
• Pearl - The Book of Why
• Bostrom - Superintelligence
• McCall Smith - The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (and series)
• Melville - Moby-Dick
• Abelson & Sussman - Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs
• Stross - Accelerando
• Graeme - The Rosie Project (and trilogy)

Cooperative gaming is a relatively recent but fruitful interest for me. Here are some of my favourites

• Hanabi (can't recommend enough; try it out!)
• Pandemic (ironic at time of writing...)
• Dungeons and Dragons (I DM a bit and it keeps me on my creative toes)
• Overcooked (my partner and I enjoy the foody themes and frantic realtime coordination playing this)

People who've got to know me only recently are sometimes surprised to learn that I'm a pretty handy trumpeter and hornist.