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Scott Alexander's newsletter promotes AI Security Bootcamp and new book on existential risk

Scott Alexander's "Open Thread 447" newsletter featured two distinct announcements. The first promoted an AI Security Bootcamp, an intensive in-person program in San Francisco from October 4-10, offering free tuition and accommodation to accepted security professionals. The second announcement provided an update on Garrison Lovely's book "Obsolete," which explores AI existential risk from a left-wing viewpoint, directing readers to its Amazon page for pre-orders. AI

IMPACT Highlights an upcoming AI Security Bootcamp and a new book on AI existential risk, signaling ongoing interest in AI safety and discourse.

RANK_REASON The item is a newsletter's open thread featuring announcements, not a primary source for a significant event.

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Scott Alexander's newsletter promotes AI Security Bootcamp and new book on existential risk

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