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Machine Intelligence Research Institute
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<p>The Machine Intelligence Research Institute (MIRI), formerly the Singularity Institute for Artificial Intelligence (SIAI), is a <a href="/facts/Non-profit_organization/AmXu2c85">non-profit</a> <a href="/facts/Research_institute/h1CjvE4X">research institute</a> focused since 2005 on identifying and managing potential <a href="/facts/Existential_risks_from_artificial_general_intelligence/j7oxWDYY">existential risks from artificial general intelligence</a>. MIRI's work has focused on a <a href="/facts/Friendly_artificial_intelligence/R58PN5ID">friendly AI</a> approach to system design and on predicting the rate of technology development. </p>