One way to improve the fragmented landscape of AGI safety education is to create a centralized, vetted hub for learning materials. Currently, resources for newcomers and practitioners are scattered, inconsistent in quality, and often lack coverage of critical areas like AI governance or foundational skills for field-building. This makes it harder to develop a strong talent pipeline for AGI safety and alignment research.

A Systematic Approach to Curating and Creating Resources

The idea involves auditing existing curricula—courses, textbooks, and videos—and categorizing them by topic, audience, and learning style. Then, gaps could be identified using frameworks like those discussed on LessWrong, such as underserved areas like AI governance or non-technical primers for policymakers. High-quality content could then be developed to fill these gaps, possibly in formats like interactive exercises, audio summaries, or video lectures. A centralized platform, such as a wiki or GitHub repository, could host these materials, making them easy to discover and contribute to.

• Newcomers to AGI safety would benefit from structured learning paths.
• Educators would gain reliable, vetted resources.
• Non-technical stakeholders, like policymakers, would have accessible primers.

Execution and Sustainability

A minimal viable product could start with a spreadsheet or GitHub repo listing existing curricula, tagged for quality and topic. Surveys could help identify learner needs, and experts could then collaborate on pilot content, like an AI governance syllabus. Scaling up, the platform could incorporate user ratings and version control. Maintenance could be crowdsourced, while partnerships with institutions might incentivize expert contributions. Monetization could come from grants, premium features for institutions, or transparently labeled sponsored content.

Comparing with Existing Efforts

Unlike standalone courses or discussion forums, this idea focuses on curation and consolidation. For example, while AGI Safety Fundamentals offers technical introductions, this project could add non-technical tracks and governance materials. AI Alignment Forum is research-focused and fragmented—this idea would organize its content into structured learning sequences. LessWrong sequences, though valuable, are unstructured; curating and annotating them could improve accessibility for learners.

By prioritizing gaps, collaboration, and quality over duplication, this approach could streamline AGI safety education without starting from scratch.