# Robert Miles

> Robert “Rob” Miles is a British science communicator known for accessible videos about AI safety and alignment. After studying computer science at the University of Nottingham, he appeared on Computerphile, built his own Robert Miles AI Safety channel, narrated the Alignment Newsletter Podcast, and founded the community-written AISafety.info project.

- **Role:** Creator, Robert Miles AI Safety; founder, AISafety.info
- **Organizations:** Robert Miles AI Safety, AISafety.info, Computerphile, Alignment Newsletter Podcast, Rational Animations
- **Nationality:** British
- **Education:** Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, University of Nottingham, PhD studies in computer science (not completed), University of Nottingham
- **Known for:** Built an AI safety education channel with an international audience., Founded AISafety.info, a community-written interactive guide to AI safety., Developed Stampy, originally a Discord bot to route viewer questions toward collaborative answers.

## Career timeline

- **2011** — Left a PhD path after becoming interested in AI safety communication, according to a 2025 interview.
- **2010s** — Began appearing in Computerphile videos, first explaining public-key cryptography and later AI safety concepts.
- **2017** — Was making videos on his own AI safety YouTube channel by this year.
- **2019** — Narrated the Alignment Newsletter Podcast, an audio version of Rohin Shah’s newsletter.
- **2022** — Described developing Stampy from a Discord bot for YouTube questions into an AI safety FAQ.
- **2023** — AISafety.info launched a paid Distillation Fellowship for writers.
- **2025** — Published AI Safety Career Advice! (And So Can You!) and Tech is Good, AI Will Be Different.
- **2026** — Appeared on Computerphile in The AI Language We Can’t Read: Neuralese ft. Rob Miles.

## Achievements

- Built an AI safety education channel with an international audience.
- Founded AISafety.info, a community-written interactive guide to AI safety.
- Developed Stampy, originally a Discord bot to route viewer questions toward collaborative answers.
- Narrated the Alignment Newsletter Podcast with material from Rohin Shah’s research newsletter.
- Made AI safety explanations for Computerphile and narrated videos for Rational Animations.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Featured in Computerphile’s video The AI Language We Can’t Read: Neuralese ft. Rob Miles.
- **2026-06** — Published a video on AI industry spending against New York politician Alex Bores.
- **2025-08** — Published Tech is Good, AI Will Be Different.
- **2025-05** — Published AI Safety Career Advice! (And So Can You!).

## Links

- Website: https://robertskmiles.com
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/robertskmiles
- GitHub: https://github.com/robertskmiles
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@RobertMilesAI

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Last updated: 2026-09-29