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Future of Life Institute Podcast
Future of Life Institute Podcast
Future of Life Institute

The Future of Life Institute (FLI) is a nonprofit working to reduce global catastrophic and existential risk from powerful technologies. In particular,... more

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Episodes

Special: Defeating AI Defenses (with Nicholas Carlini and Nathan Labenz)

In this special episode, we feature Nathan Labenz interviewing Nicholas Carlini on the Cognitive Revolution podcast. Nicholas Carlini works as... more

21 Mar 2025 · 2 hours, 23 minutes
Keep the Future Human (with Anthony Aguirre)

On this episode, I interview Anthony Aguirre, Executive Director of the Future of Life Institute, about his new essay Keep... more

13 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
We Created AI. Why Don't We Understand It? (with Samir Varma)

On this episode, physicist and hedge fund manager Samir Varma joins me to discuss whether AIs could have free will... more

06 Mar 2025 · 1 hour, 16 minutes
Why AIs Misbehave and How We Could Lose Control (with Jeffrey Ladish)

On this episode, Jeffrey Ladish from Palisade Research joins me to discuss the rapid pace of AI progress and the... more

27 Feb 2025 · 1 hour, 22 minutes
Ann Pace on using Biobanking and Genomic Sequencing to Conserve Biodiversity

Ann Pace joins the podcast to discuss the work of Wise Ancestors. We explore how biobanking could help humanity recover... more

14 Feb 2025 · 46 minutes
Michael Baggot on Superintelligence and Transhumanism from a Catholic Perspective

Fr. Michael Baggot joins the podcast to provide a Catholic perspective on transhumanism and superintelligence. We also discuss the meta-narratives,... more

24 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 25 minutes
David Dalrymple on Safeguarded, Transformative AI

David "davidad" Dalrymple joins the podcast to explore Safeguarded AI — an approach to ensuring the safety of highly advanced... more

09 Jan 2025 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
Nick Allardice on Using AI to Optimize Cash Transfers and Predict Disasters

Nick Allardice joins the podcast to discuss how GiveDirectly uses AI to target cash transfers and predict natural disasters. Learn... more

19 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 9 minutes
Nathan Labenz on the State of AI and Progress since GPT-4

Nathan Labenz joins the podcast to provide a comprehensive overview of AI progress since the release of GPT-4.  You can find... more

05 Dec 2024 · 3 hours, 20 minutes
Connor Leahy on Why Humanity Risks Extinction from AGI

Connor Leahy joins the podcast to discuss the motivations of AGI corporations, how modern AI is "grown", the need for... more

22 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 58 minutes