Why this exists
Lower the barrier to entry, and the ideas travel: more people who matter understand AI safety, and the conversation shifts in its favor.
Policymakers
Memos and demos are how policy offices learn and brief others. Most AI safety material is too long and too technical to use that way.
Educators
Digestible teaching material on AI safety is scattered across platforms — and for many topics, it simply doesn't exist.
The public
Nobody comes home from work and reads a dense 5,000-word technical post. The good material caters to people who already understand it.
The library
Reward hacking — Available
Sleeper agents & secret loyalties — In production
AI control — In production
Eval awareness & eval gaming — In production
Chain-of-thought unfaithfulness — In production
Bio & cyber uplift — In production
Compute verification — In production
Safeguards & classifiers — In production
Self-fulfilling misalignment — In production
Value reflection — In production
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FAQ
Isn't “said simply” just another way of saying “dumbed down”?
No. We cut jargon and length, not substance. Every piece aims to leave you with the real idea — the same one a researcher would recognise — minus the notation and the prerequisites.
How do you choose which topics to cover?
We look for topics where the stakes are high and no genuinely accessible material exists yet. If a great short explainer is already out there, we'd rather point to it than duplicate it.
Can I request a topic?
Yes, please do. Requests from people who need the material — a briefing next month, a course next term — move topics up the queue. Email contact@aisafetysaidsimply.com with what you need and when.
Do you take positions on AI policy?
We explain ideas; we don't lobby. Where experts disagree, we say so and present the disagreement rather than picking a side for you.
When do the in-production topics ship?
We don't promise dates. Each topic goes live when it's accurate and genuinely easy to finish. Sign up for updates below and we'll tell you the moment each one ships.
I spotted an error. What should I do?
Tell us — accuracy is the whole point. Email contact@aisafetysaidsimply.com with the piece and the problem, and we'll fix it and note the correction.