🎲 October: From Rational Altruism to Boardgame Chaos

October was packed - from a full house at the Altruismo Racional book launch with Pablo Melchor, to an AI Safety Barcelona talk tackling the risks of advanced AI. Our coworking session dove into task automation and career reflections, while our social night proved that good company matters more than boardgame skills ;)

Pablo Melchor and Pablo Rosado in conversation in front of bookshelves at the book launch

📚 Pablo + Pablo: Altruismo Racional

We had the pleasure of listening to Pablo Melchor at Llibreria +Bernat for the launch of his first book, Altruismo Racional, in a fascinating conversation guided by Pablo Rosado. The event brought together a full room to explore how data, empathy, and smart choices can help us do more good.

📽️ Missed the event? Watch the talk on our YouTube channel

Attendees watch a screen with the paper General Scales Unlock AI Evaluation with Explanatory and Predictive Power

💻 How to make AI safe?

AI Safety Barcelona hosted a two-speaker technical talk at Universitat de Barcelona. Speakers Alejandro Tlaie (Pour Demain) and Pablo Moreno (Xanadu AI & VRAIN) shared insights on evaluating and mitigating risks from advanced AI systems, as well as answering some intriguing questions from the audience.

A big thank you to the AI Safety BCN team for organizing and to everyone who came and participated!

A speaker presents next to a slide about adopting alternative proteins and a local ecosystem in Catalonia

Test Kitchen Confessions with the Alt. Protein Club

We hosted a new Alt. Protein Club event in collaboration with Naked Innovations, creating space for honest conversations about the realities of working in alternative proteins.

We heard candid stories from Camilla Ariano, who shared how aligning her scientific background with her values led her into plant-based food, and Joost Lindeman, co-founder of Be Better My Friend, who spoke openly about the challenges of building a startup and the importance of adapting when things don’t go as planned.

Six community members sit at a long wooden café table with laptops

Coworking at Sopa & SandwiChez ☕️

At our last coworking session, we explored task automation - Joey shared helpful insights on how to cut down on repetitive work and streamline processes. We also enjoyed catching up with attendees about their job search journeys.

A black chess king stands among fallen white chess pieces on a board

Community Games Night! 🎲

Anthony and Laura kindly hosted a group of us for a fun evening with delicious snacks and (questionably good) boardgames. And of course, we forgot to take a photo!

Photo by Gladson Xavier from Pexels.