Summary
As the Communications Strategist at the Future of Life Institute, Maggie Munro supports the development and execution of FLI’s communications and outreach strategy, along with managing FLI’s social media presence and monthly newsletter. Prior to joining FLI, she worked in American politics.
Maggie is the lead organizer of FLI’s Digital Media Accelerator, “supporting digital content from creators raising awareness and understanding about ongoing AI developments and issues”.
Maggie holds an Honours degree in Political Science and Communication Studies from McGill University.
Source: Future of Life Institute
OnAir Post: Maggie Munro
About
Experience
Communications StrategistCommunications Strategist
Future of Life Institute (FLI) · Permanent Full-timeFuture of Life Institute (FLI) · Permanent Full-timeJun 2023 – Present · 1 yr 10 mosJun 2023 to Present · 1 yr 10 mos
Digital Strategy, Strategic Communications and +2 skills
TravelTravel
Career BreakCareer BreakJan 2023 – Jun 2023 · 6 mosJan 2023 to Jun 2023 · 6 mos
U.S.-based Political Action Committee
U.S.-based Political Action CommitteeU.S.-based Political Action Committee
Permanent Full-time · 11 mosPermanent Full-time · 11 mos
Chief of StaffChief of Staff
Jul 2022 – Jan 2023 · 7 mosJul 2022 to Jan 2023 · 7 mos
Executive AssistantExecutive Assistant
Mar 2022 – Jul 2022 · 5 mosMar 2022 to Jul 2022 · 5 mos
Executive Assistant
Executive AssistantExecutive Assistant
U.S.-based Political Consultant · Contract Part-timeU.S.-based Political Consultant · Contract Part-timeSep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 8 mosSep 2021 to Apr 2022 · 8 mos
Montreal-based women’s health tech company
Montreal-based women’s health tech companyMontreal-based women’s health tech company
Permanent Full-time · 7 mosPermanent Full-time · 7 mos
Digital Marketing AssistantDigital Marketing Assistant
Oct 2021 – Mar 2022 · 6 mos
Source: LinkedIn
Education
McGill UniversityMcGill University
Bachelor of Arts; Honours Political Science with a minor concentration in Communication Studies, International and Comparative PoliticsBachelor of Arts; Honours Political Science with a minor concentration in Communication Studies, International and Comparative Politics2017 – 20212017 – 2021
Graduated with Distinction and First Class Honours. Completed Honours seminar in International Politics on the politics of global governance; under supervision of Professor Vincent Pouliot, completed and presented a group research paper on global migration policymaking and advocacy.Graduated with Distinction and First Class Honours. Completed Honours seminar in International Politics on the politics of global governance; under supervision of Professor Vincent Pouliot, completed and presented a group research paper on global migration policymaking and advocacy.
University of SydneyUniversity of Sydney
Exchange Semester, Semester 1 2020Exchange Semester, Semester 1 2020Feb 2020 – Jun 2020Feb 2020 – Jun 2020
Along with three other senior units of study, completed an Industry and Community Project unit of study consulting for Bauer Media Australia on challenges within the media industry; culminated in the publication of a 55-page report following a 12-week research period.
Also completed an Honours-level self-guided research course on collateral damage in conflict; under the guidance of Dr. Gil Merom, developed and presented a research project examining the role of social media in ISIL’s recruitment strategy.
Source: LinkedIn
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Digital Media Accelerator
About
Source: FLI website
The Digital Media Accelerator supports digital content from creators raising awareness and understanding about ongoing AI developments and issues.
With AI companies recklessly racing unchecked to build increasingly powerful AI – including artificial general intelligence (AGI), despite having no way to control it – the rest of humanity is being hurtled towards a dangerous and uncertain future. Top AI experts agree that mitigating the risk of extinction from AI should be a global priority – with AI company leaders themselves even explicitly addressing the dangers of the technology they’re building. It is not too late to change trajectory however. We can bring about a secure, prosperous future with controllable, reliable Tool AI – systems intentionally built to empower humans rather than replace us – if we’re willing to take decisive action now.
However, public awareness and understanding remains limited. The FLI Digital Media Accelerator program aims to help creators produce content, grow channels, spread the word to new audiences. We’re looking to support creators who can explain complex AI issues – such as AGI implications, control problems, misaligned goals, or Big Tech power concentration – in ways that their audiences can understand and relate to. By supporting various content formats across different platforms, we want to spark broader conversations about the risks of developing evermore powerful AI, and AGI.
For Creators
Source: FLI website
We are keen to support creators who:
- Already have a following, and are interested in raising awareness about AI safety and risk;
- Have compelling ideas for impactful pieces of content to bring AI safety/risk awareness to new audiences; and,
- We are especially eager to support creators interested in discussing AI safety in their content on an ongoing basis, incorporating it into their regular output.
Please see below for examples of content we may be interested in funding:
- A series of YouTube explainer videos about AI safety topics
- A channel, such as a TikTok account, dedicated to daily AI news
- A Substack or newsletter dedicated to explaining new AI safety research papers
- An existing account with a specific focus (e.g. education) creating a short series exploring labor impacts of advanced AGI
- An existing tech updates channel sharing more about AI risk
- A podcast series for the general listener on progress towards AGI and its implications
Please reach out to maggie@futureoflife.org if you have any questions.
