# The open letter on research priorities (2015): SI History

> Thousands of researchers sign the Future of Life Institute letter on research priorities for safe and beneficial systems. Every source linked.

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# The open letter on research priorities (2015)

Thousands of researchers sign the Future of Life Institute letter on research priorities for safe and beneficial systems.

Date
:   2015

Type
:   Milestone

Status
:   Happened

Era
:   2015

## What happened

Thousands of researchers sign the Future of Life Institute letter on research priorities for safe and beneficial systems.

## Why it matters

The letter and its research priorities document marked the moment when safety research on advanced systems became a mainstream academic topic, with signatures from leading researchers at universities and companies.

## Source

1. [Future of Life Institute](https://futureoflife.org/open-letter/ai-open-letter/)

## On the timeline

This event is one of 20 milestones on the [RSI timeline](https://enterrsi.si/timeline/), from 1950 to SI building SI.

The event

Date
:   January 11, 2015

Type
:   Timeline milestone

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