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Into AI Safety

Jacob Haimes
Artificial Intelligence
AI Safety Education
Singularity Hypothesis
Universal Basic Income
AI Gentry
Gradient Routing
Pre-Training Time Methods
Bluedot Impact
Frontier Models
AI Governance
Long-Termism
Labor Market Disruption
Worldcoin
Data Filtering
Cybersecurity
Access Control
Andres Sepulveda Morales
Accessibility
Existential Risk
Defense In Depth

The Into AI Safety podcast aims to make it easier for everyone, regardless of background, to get meaningfully involved with the conversations surrounding the rules and regulations which should govern the research, development, deployment, and use of the technologies encompassed by the term "artificial intelligence" or "AI" For better formatted show notes, additional resources, and more, go to http... more

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What if the safest AI models weren't built by adding guardrails after training, but by shaping what gets learned in the first place? Ethan Roland, senior alignment researcher at AE Studio and first author on an ICML 2026 spotlight paper, joins Jacob ... more

Today's episode does double duty as an interview and an announcement. Joe Williams, host of the new Kairos.fm show "Beyond the Paycheck: Reclaiming the Case for UBI in the Age of AI," joins Jacob to talk about his background as a freelance translator... more

Zainab Majid, co-founder of Asymmetric Security, joins Jacob for a conversation on the intersection between AI Safety and cybersecurity, as well as the future of digital forensics. Drawing from years of incident response work, she explains how cyber ... more

Technology has been moving faster than policy for some time now, and the advent of AI isn't changing that, so what can we do to maintain safety despite uncertainty? Su Cizem has spent the last few years trying to answer that question. As an analyst a... more

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Ethan Roland
Senior Alignment Researcher at AE Studio
AE Studio
Episode: Pretraining Safety w/ Ethan Roland
Joe Williams
Translator, PhD student from Manchester, England; exploring AI safety ethics and UBI
Kairos.fm; PhD student in Manchester; former translator
Episode: Reclaiming UBI in the AI Age w/ Joe Williams
Zainab Majid
Co-founder of Asymmetric Security
Asymmetric Security
Episode: Building Asymmetric Defense w/ Zainab Majid
Su Cizem
Analyst at the Future Society
Future Society
Episode: Drawing Red Lines w/ Su Cizem
Jacy Reese-Anthos
Full-time researcher at Stanford University in computer science; co-founder of Sentience Institute
Stanford University; Sentience Institute
Episode: Thinking Through "Digital Minds" w/ Jacy Reese-Anthis
Ryan Kidd
Co-executive director at MATS; PhD in physics; advisor and founder/board member involved in multiple AI safety initiatives
MATS; London Initiative for Safe AI (LISA)
Episode: Scaling AI Safety Through Mentorship w/ Dr. Ryan Kidd
Sean McGregor
Machine Learning Safety researcher
Harvard Law School / Avery (AI Verification and Evaluation Research Institute)
Episode: Sobering Up on AI Progress w/ Dr. Sean McGregor
David Thorstad
Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Vanderbilt University; research on long-termism and AI safety; bounded rationality
Vanderbilt University
Episode: Against 'The Singularity' w/ Dr. David Thorstad
Alistair Lowe-Norris
Co-founder and Chief Responsible AI Officer at Iridius
Iridius
Episode: Getting Agentic w/ Alistair Lowe-Norris

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Jacob Hames
Host of Into AI Safety

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Pretraining Safety w/ Ethan Roland
Q: What are pre-training time methods for AI safety, and why are they important?
They are safety techniques implemented during pretraining (like data filtering and gradient routing) that yield stronger, more robust safety guarantees by limiting or modularizing what the model learns, compared to post-training approaches.
Getting Agentic w/ Alistair Lowe-Norris
Q: Where do you see the future you're building for, and how does that shape your approach to AI safety and regulation?
The guest explains that the future they're solving for is an AI that is ethical, safe, and good for people and the environment, with a focus on responsible deployment, standards, and governance that can adapt as technology evolves.
Getting Agentic w/ Alistair Lowe-Norris
Q: Awesome. So in one sentence, what is trustworthy AI, and why do you think it's important?
Trustworthy AI is AI that is ethical, safe, and beneficial for people and the planet, guiding AI to serve humanity's best interests as we advance technologically.
Scaling AI Safety Through Mentorship w/ Dr. Ryan Kidd
Q: What is the three-archetype framework for AI safety talent, and why does it matter?
The three archetypes are connectors, iterators, and amplifiers; they map to distinct strengths (idea generation and execution for connectors, hypothesis testing for iterators, and scaling or people-focused work for amplifiers), and recognizing these roles helps allocate talent where it can most effectively advance a broad and impactful safety program.
Scaling AI Safety Through Mentorship w/ Dr. Ryan Kidd
Q: How did you transition from a physics PhD to co-executive director of MATS, and what enabled that shift?
Active involvement in leadership and community organizations, hands-on experience running and shaping AI safety programs, and building strong personal connections with grantmakers and field leaders—plus a practical, evidence-driven approach to selecting mentors and structuring programs.

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What is Into AI Safety about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on AI safety, governance, and responsible deployment, often pairing researchers and practitioners with policymakers and industry leaders to dissect how emerging capabilities should be regulated, audited, and guided toward ethical outcomes. Across episodes, deep dives into topics like AI safety field-building, benchmarking and verification, governance frameworks, and the social implications of automation recur alongside practical discussions of incident response, red lines in policy, and long-term risk. A notable strength is the willingness to challenge hype with rigorous critique, practical frameworks, and nuanced takes on how institutions, startups, and researchers can collaborate to reduce risk while advancing beneficial... more

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4. Su Cizem
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