
AXRP (pronounced axe-urp) is the AI X-risk Research Podcast where I, Daniel Filan, have conversations with researchers about their papers. We discuss the paper, and hopefully get a sense of why it's been written and how it might reduce the risk of AI causing an existential catastrophe: that is, permanently and drastically curtailing humanity's future potential. You can visit the website and read t... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 62 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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How does game theory work when everyone is a computer program who can read everyone else's source code? This is the problem of 'program equilibria'. In this episode, I talk with Caspar Oesterheld on work he's done on equilibria of programs that simul... more
In this episode, Guive Assadi argues that we should give AIs property rights, so that they are integrated in our system of property and come to rely on it. The claim is that this means that AIs would not kill or steal from humans, because that would ... more
When METR says something like "Claude Opus 4.5 has a 50% time horizon of 4 hours and 50 minutes", what does that mean? In this episode David Rein, METR researcher and co-author of the paper "Measuring AI ability to complete long tasks", talks about M... more
Could AI enable a small group to gain power over a large country, and lock in their power permanently? Often, people worried about catastrophic risks from AI have been concerned with misalignment risks. In this episode, Tom Davidson talks about a ris... more
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It’s early days, but if this keeps up, I think it’s safe to say that this is my new favourite podcast. I’ve been interested in ai risk for quite a while, but only started getting into machine learning from a hands on technical perspective in the past few months. This podcast is proving to be a great way for me to broaden my understanding, and get an idea what the current research field looks like in practice.
Right now, I just barely know what a convolutional network design looks like, but I st... more
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The show explores research on AI existential risk through conversations about cutting-edge papers and theoretical frameworks. Episodes often center on topics like AI safety, game theory, robustness of AI systems, and governance, with guests presenting complex ideas and real-world implications in an accessible way. A notable strength is the ability to translate technical papers into practical, thought-provoking discussions that illuminate how research could reduce long-term AI harm, alongside lively examples and nuanced debates about strategy and cooperation in intelligent systems. This mix makes it valuable for researchers, students, and policy-minded listeners who want a rigorous, forward-looking view of AI risk and safety.
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