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#23 - How to actually become an AI alignment researcher, according to Dr Jan Leike
Dr Jan Leike, Jan, Keiran Harris, Rob Whitland
Dr. Jan Leicher, a research scientist at DeepMind and the Future of Humanity Institute, discusses the critical challenges of aligning advanced AI systems with human intentions through recent collaborations with OpenAI on learning reward functions from human preferences. The conversation details specific failure modes where robustness breaks down due to unreliable uncertainty quantification in deep neural networks and highlights severe security vulnerabilities regarding adversarial attacks and side effects in agent exploration. Leicher further outlines the urgent need for qualified technical talent, recommending rigorous mathematical training and PhD-level research experience to address the growing shortage of experts capable of navigating the frontier of AI safety.
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#20 - Bruce Friedrich on inventing outstanding meat substitutes to end speciesism & factory farming
Bruce Friedrich, Natalie Cargill, Keiran Harris, Rob Wiblin
The Good Food Institute executes a strategy to displace industrial animal agriculture by accelerating the development of plant-based and clean meats that compete on price, taste, and convenience rather than ethical appeal. While current market share for alternatives remains below 1% amidst a record 9 billion annual animal slaughters, industry experts project cost parity with conventional meat within a decade through bioreactor scaling and synthetic biology. Operating as a rapidly expanding nonprofit funded entirely by philanthropy, the organization targets a 2050 vision where these technologies collectively fulfill 100% of global meat demand.