Best Centre for AI Safety Podcasts (2025)

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S7E21: Supporting LGBTIQ+ individuals in Aged Care 36:41

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In this week’s episode, we recognise Pride month as SPA’s Jess Kaplonyi (she/her), speaks with Chris Hunt (she/her) and Dr Louisa Smith (she/her) from LGBTIQ+ Health Australia’s Silver Rainbow program. They discuss the experiences and support needs of LGBTIQ+ individuals living with dementia and who engage with palliative care and Aged Care. Resour…

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#38 Patient perspectives in PV: a fireside chat at the ISoP Mid-Year Symposium 34:44

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This special episode was recorded at the mid-year symposium of the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP), 14–15 May 2025. Held in Uppsala, Sweden, the theme of the symposium was Improving information capture for safer use of medicines. The episode is an abridged recording of the concluding fireside chat, where Angela Caro Rojas (preside…

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Rebroadcast: Ethical AI in Speech Pathology, part 1 S7E20 45:22

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In this week’s episode, the Scientific Chair of the 2025 conference, Dr Jacqueline McKechnie offers her reflections on the episode ethical AI in speech pathology, a conversation with Professor Emma Power, from UTS. Emma speaks about the opportunities and considerations that using Generative AI can provide and the ethical considerations that we need…

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AISN #57: The RAISE Act 7:12

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In this edition: The New York Legislature passes an act regulating frontier AI—but it may not be signed into law for some time. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. The RAISE Act New York may soon become the first state to regulate frontier AI systems. On June 12, the state's legislature passed the Responsible A…

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41. How Should We Rebuild Trust in Journalism? With Tim Watkin 47:05

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Tim Watkin is a journalist and media manager. He works as executive editor for audio at Radio New Zealand, but is currently on sabbatical at the University of Glasgow, studying how to rebuild trust in journalism as part of a project on Epistemic Autonomy. In this interview we discuss the nature of trust, why it's important, why journalists seem to …

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What I Learned Running a Marathon in Every Country | The Human Podcast 46:31

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WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/qp-41ZOHt94?si=Q9YSFgkrUvqEW4No Today, I speak to Nick Butter, the first person to ever run a marathon in every single country in the world. I ask about this incredible adventure, what motivates him, another adventure running Britain, his life story, starting a charity, running tips, and more! The Human Podcast ex…

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Rebroadcast: UN Sustainable Development Goals S7E19 45:04

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In this week’s episode, Dr Debbie Pu from the 2025 Conference Planning Advisory Committee offers her reflections on the episode UN Sustainable Development Goals. Professor Sharynne McLeod and Professor Julie Marshall about a special issue of the International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology focusing on the United Nations’ Sustainable Developme…

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Planning ahead: psychosocial safety in your practice S7E18 26:40

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In this week's episode, we speak with Anna Pannuzzo, from WorkPlace PLUS, about creating policies to uphold everyone’s psychosocial safety at work. Anna speaks about how planning ahead can help to ensure that if something challenging and unexpected does happen, there is a prepared plan. Anna speaks about policies and processes for psychosocial haza…

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40. How do you decide whether law enforcement and national security operations are ethically justified? With Joe Fogarty 49:43

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Joe Fogarty has spent over 30 years working in national security and law enforcement, in the UK and elsewhere. He's currently working on cyber-security risks and organised crime for the UK's central government, as the Head of the Government's Cyber Resilience Centre. Recently, he's been looking at security and law enforcement through a philosophica…

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#37 Beyond numbers: quality in ADR reporting – Henry Zakumumpa 38:49

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Spontaneous adverse event reporting from healthcare professionals and patients is a cornerstone in pharmacovigilance systems. Unfortunately, it is a well-known issue that only a fraction of events is reported. To further complicate matters, poor quality reports present a significant challenge for pharmacovigilance assessors. In Uganda, several new …

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AISN #56: Google Releases Veo 3 8:37

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Plus, Opus 4 Demonstrates the Fragility of Voluntary Governance. In this edition: Google released a frontier video generation model at its annual developer conference; Anthropic's Claude Opus 4 demonstrates the danger of relying on voluntary governance. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. Google Releases Veo 3 …

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Holding connections in speech pathology practice S7E17 20:35

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In this week’s episode, we speak with Associate Professor Jade Cartwright. Jade is delivering the Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture at the 2025 SPA conference in Tarntanya | Adelaide on Sunday June 15th, 2025. Jade discusses the inspiration behind her plenary address, and reflects on the learnings we can achieve when we work to co-design with the pe…

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Public funding models: Ethical challenges and practices S7E16 39:32

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In this week’s episode, Dr Tristan Nickless explores ethical challenges and considerations that speech pathologists face when working with funding models like the NDIS and Medicare. He discusses ways practitioners can be ethical stewards of public funds in supporting equitable access, managing time requirements, aligning funded supports with eviden…

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AISN #55: Trump Administration Rescinds AI Diffusion Rule, Allows Chip Sales to Gulf States 9:18

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Plus, Bills on Whistleblower Protections, Chip Location Verification, and State Preemption. In this edition: The Trump Administration rescinds the Biden-era AI diffusion rule and sells AI chips to the UAE and Saudi Arabia; Federal lawmakers propose legislation on AI whistleblowers, location verification for AI chips, and prohibiting states from reg…

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39. How Should We Motivate Cosmopolitanism? With Luke Ulas and Josh Hobbs 46:08

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Luke Ulas from the University of Sheffield and Josh Hobbs from the University of Leeds are both interested in cosmopolitanism. Cosmopolitanism is a name used for a few different political ideas, but the core thought, according to the Stanford Encyclopaedia of Philosophy, is "the idea that all human beings, regardless of their political affiliation,…

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Neurodiversity affirming practice and disability justice S7E15 51:32

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In this week’s episode, Professor Betty Yu of San Francisco State University provides a brief overview of the workshop on conversational analysis that she will co-present with Dr Vishnu Nair at the SPA Conference 2025. In this unscripted conversation she reflects on the nature of neurodiversity-affirming practice, whose experiences and communicatio…

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AISN #54: OpenAI Updates Restructure Plan 8:40

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Plus, AI Safety Collaboration in Singapore. In this edition: OpenAI claims an updated restructure plan would preserve nonprofit control; A global coalition meets in Singapore to propose a research agenda for AI safety. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. OpenAI Updates Restructure Plan On May 5th, OpenAI announ…

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People experiencing homelessness and speech pathology S7E14 42:00

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In this week’s episode, Leigh Andrews from Change Communication in the UK and Lauren Gibbs from Launch Housing in Victoria, speak with Mary Woodward, SPA’s Senior Advisor, Justice. Leigh and Lauren tell Mary about the benefit speech pathologists can bring when supporting people who are experiencing homelessness, and some of the resources that suppo…

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Celebrating one million listens! S7 bonus episode 12:17

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In this bonus episode, we are celebrating the Speak Up podcast having been listened to one million times! Thank you to everyone who listens, every guest who has so generously shared learnings with us, guest interviewers who approach their role with curiosity and everyone else who supports the podcast in visible and invisible ways. Nathan and Nadia,…

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38. Should We Be Using AI to Predict Patient Preferences? With Nicholas Makins 43:53

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This episode is part of what's becoming a bit of an informal series of Ethics Untangled episodes, on ethical issues relating to artificial intelligence applications. The particular application we're looking at this time comes from a healthcare setting, and is called a Patient Preference Predictor. It's a proposed way of using an algorithmic system …

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Adopting a decolonial vision for the profession S7E13 33:29

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In this week’s episode Dr Vishnu Nair lays groundwork for his keynote address at the SPA Conference on a Critical and Decolonial Vision for Speech and Language Therapy. He discusses communication as an embodied experience for - and the knowledge of - people who live with disability, critically examining historical and current power dynamics in the …

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AISN #53: An Open Letter Attempts to Block OpenAI Restructuring 10:39

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Plus, SafeBench Winners. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this edition: Experts and ex-employees urge the Attorneys General of California and Delaware to block OpenAI's for-profit restructure; CAIS announces the winners of its safety be…

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Co-Founder of Centre For British Progress, Julia Willemyns | The Human Podcast 44:26

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WATCH EPISODE HERE: https://youtu.be/w8OkYrWKBqM In this episode, I speak to Julia Willemyns, a co-founder of The Centre for British Progress, a new non-partisan think tank researching and producing concrete ideas for an era of British growth and progress. Julia is an entrepreneur and studied at the University of Oxford and LSE. The Human Podcast e…

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Inside the Justice Reform Initiative S7E12 39:36

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In this week’s episode, Dr Mindy Sotiri, who is the Executive Director of the Justice Reform Initiative speaks with Mary Woodward, SPA’s senior advisor for justice. Mindy and Mary discuss the work that the Justice Reform Initiative do, some of the changes they are advocating for, and what role speech pathologists play when working in this space. Re…

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AISN #52: An Expert Virology Benchmark 10:10

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Plus, AI-Enabled Coups. In this edition: AI now outperforms human experts in specialized virology knowledge in a new benchmark; A new report explores the risk of AI-enabled coups. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. An Expert Virology Benchmark A team of researchers (primarily from SecureBio and CAIS) has devel…

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37. What Is Relationship Anarchy? With Natasha McKeever and Luke Brunning 53:04

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Relationship anarchy is a radical approach to relationships that goes beyond just rejecting traditional monogamy. Relationship anarchists believe that relationships should never involve having power over each other, in the form of holding each other to obligations. So, for example, relationship anarchists reject the idea of restricting one's partne…

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Climate change: core concern of speech pathology S7E11 50:01

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In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr Abby Foster and Suzanne Mungall, speech pathologists, about Earth Day, coming up on 22 April. Suzanne and Abby share their experiences about speech pathology and climate change, and why they feel the urgent need for health professionals to address the impacts of climate change on health and service delivery.…

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AISN #51: AI Frontiers 12:09

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Plus, AI 2027. In this newsletter, we cover the launch of AI Frontiers, a new forum for expert commentary on the future of AI. We also discuss AI 2027, a detailed scenario describing how artificial superintelligence might emerge in just a few years. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for free on Spotify or Apple Podcasts. AI Frontiers Last week, CA…

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Conjecture Co-Founder & ControlAI Advisor, Gabe Alfour | AI SAFETY SERIES #4 44:14

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WELCOME TO THE AI SAFETY SERIES, FEATURING FILMED INTERVIEWS WITH INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE AI SAFETY FIELD, ABOUT THEIR LIVES & WORK. In this episode, I speak to Gabe Alfour, a co-founder and the CTO of Conjecture, and an advisor to ControlAI. Conjecture is an AI Safety organisation, based in London. ControlAI is a non-profit organisation that wo…

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36. Is Drag Problematic? With Simon Kirchin 52:53

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Drag is a type of performance which uses clothing and makeup to imitate and often exaggerate female gender signifiers and gender roles. It's an activity with a long and varied history, and continues to be a very popular form of entertainment, as attested by TV shows such as Ru Paul's Drag Race. It's also distinctive in having faced criticism from s…

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Federal election: Standing up for speech pathology S7E10 18:10

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In this week’s episode, we speak with SPA’s CEO, Lyn Brodie, and General Manager for Policy, Advocacy and Government Relations, Dr Jennifer O’Connor, about the upcoming federal election and speech pathology. They discuss “wins” from the federal budget, critical “asks” during the election and how these are determined, and ways that stakeholders can …

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AISN #50: AI Action Plan Responses 12:25

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Plus, Detecting Misbehavior in Reasoning Models. In this newsletter, we cover AI companies’ responses to the federal government's request for information on the development of an AI Action Plan. We also discuss an OpenAI paper on detecting misbehavior in reasoning models by monitoring their chains of thought. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for …

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AISN #49: AI Action Plan Responses 12:25

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Plus, Detecting Misbehavior in Reasoning Models. In this newsletter, we cover AI companies’ responses to the federal government's request for information on the development of an AI Action Plan. We also discuss an OpenAI paper on detecting misbehavior in reasoning models by monitoring their chains of thought. Listen to the AI Safety Newsletter for …

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#36 Pregnancy-related pharmacovigilance – Levente Pápai, Lovisa Sandberg & Sara Vidlin 36:44

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There are many reasons why use of medical products during pregnancy requires special attention. First and foremost, we want to be sure that the medicine is as safe as possible for both the pregnant person and the unborn child. Unfortunately, the safety profiles of medicines used in pregnancy are often incomplete, which makes it difficult for patien…

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The Leadership Playbook for a Digital World: Authenticity, Growth and AI 36:01

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"Leadership isn’t just about technology – it’s about people, trust and values." Natalie Probets and Wes Fagan continue their insightful conversation with May Lam, CIO at Australian Payments Plus – this time, diving into her leadership journey. We discuss the leadership mindset needed for today’s digital landscape and how AI and rapid tech change im…

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Primary progressive aphasia and speech pathology S7E09 44:06

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In this week’s episode, we recognise the inaugural International Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) Awareness Day 2025 coming up this Friday on 4 April 2025. Kym, Speech Pathology Australia’s Senior Advisor- Aged Care, speaks with Scott Cooper a dementia advocate living with PPA, and his speech pathologist Dr Penelope Monroe from FRONTIER's PPA Comm…

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Host of 'Doom Debates' Podcast, Liron Shapira | AI SAFETY SERIES, Ep #3 44:02

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WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/0KmaotctziE WELCOME TO THE NEW AI SAFETY SERIES, FEATURING FILMED CONVERSATIONS WITH INDIVIDUALS WORKING IN THE AI SAFETY FIELD, ABOUT THEIR LIVES AND WORK. In this episode, I speak to Liron Shapira,host of the 'Doom Debates' Podcast. Doom Debates' Mission is to raise mainstream awareness of imminent extinction fr…

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The Truth About Safe Payments: Why You’re at Risk Without Them 31:08

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May Lam, CIO at Australian Payments Plus, joins us in the new episode to unpack how AI and quantum computing are transforming payments, why trust and security are non-negotiable in digital finance and the risks and rewards of innovation in the payments landscape. Tune in now for valuable insights.By Tech Reimagined

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35. What Should We Do About Disruptive Speech? With Carl Fox 47:36

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Misinformation, fake news, hate speech, satire, the arts, political protest. These are all examples of what you might call disruptive speech. A free speech absolutist would say that all of these forms of speech should be tolerated, if not welcomed. On the other hand, it does look as though some of them are disruptive in a good way, and others are d…

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Beyond clinical learning, developing as professionals S7E08 55:56

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In this week’s episode, Ishwari Samarakoon and Nisrine El-Choueifati speak about the role that professional support can play in managing challenging interactions and the stress that this can cause us to feel. Nisrine and Ish discuss wellbeing, values-based decision making, and the things they have learned when providing supervision following a brea…

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Life Stories: World's Most Fun Psychologist & Magician, Professor Richard Wiseman 40:46

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WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/VTGBHcPnJXo Meet the world's most fun psychologist & magician, Professor Richard Wiseman, Britain's only Professor in the Public Understanding of Psychology. He's consulted for top magicians like Derren Brown, published a dozen influential books and over 100 papers, amassed an astonishing 800+ million YouTube view…

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Neurodiverse safe work initiative S7E07 53:21

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In this week’s episode to mark Neurodiversity Celebration Week, we speak with Catherine Lee from the Neurodiverse Safe Work Initiative, an organisation with a focus on creating an environment for neurodivergent workers to thrive. Catherine speaks about the role speech pathologists can play in supporting someone to advocate for their needs at school…

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AISN 11:31

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Plus, Measuring AI Honesty. Welcome to the AI Safety Newsletter by the Center for AI Safety. We discuss developments in AI and AI safety. No technical background required. In this newsletter, we discuss two recent papers: a policy paper on national security strategy, and a technical paper on measuring honesty in AI systems. Listen to the AI Safety …

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Superintelligence Strategy: Expert Version

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Superintelligence is destabilizing since it threatens other states’ survival—it could be weaponized, or states may lose control of it. Attempts to build superintelligence may face threats by rival states—creating a deterrence regime called Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM). In this paper, Dan Hendrycks, Eric Schmidt, and Alexandr Wang detail a s…

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Superintelligence Strategy: Standard Version

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Superintelligence is destabilizing since it threatens other states’ survival—it could be weaponized, or states may lose control of it. Attempts to build superintelligence may face threats by rival states—creating a deterrence regime called Mutual Assured AI Malfunction (MAIM). In this paper, Dan Hendrycks, Eric Schmidt, and Alexandr Wang detail a s…

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Rethinking thickened liquids S7E06 52:50

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In this week’s episode SPA’s Jessica Kaplonyi speaks with Tracy Lazenby-Paterson from the National Health Service and Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists in the UK, and Dr Arlene McCurtin from the University of Limerick in Ireland, about research into thickened fluids and people living with dysphagia. They discuss misconceptions about thi…

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34. Is AI Stealing Artists' Labour? With Trystan Goetze 47:52

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Recent developments in AI, including image generation and large language models, have created huge excitement and opened up some really interesting possibilities. But they've also attracted significant criticisms, not least of which is the accusation that they involve large scale theft. This is because they are trained on huge datasets that include…

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Returning to practice: A new program S7E05 27:37

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In this week’s episode we hear from Mary and Fiona from the Professional Recognition Team about the new program to enable speech pathologists to return to practice. Mary and Fiona speak about the new program having self-directed learning goals, and condensing the program to be completed in less time, so speech pathologists can safely and effectivel…

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Historian of Philosophy, Peter Adamson | 10 QUESTIONS 10 MINUTES (Ep 5) 8:05

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WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/1PqGHUSADKE Welcome to the new quickfire series where I'm asking a wide range of people, from different careers, 10 Questions in 10 Minutes! Episode 5 is with Peter Adamson - a philosopher at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and King’s College London. He has also been the host of the extremely popular po…

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The Effective Altruist | 10 QUESTIONS 10 MINUTES (Ep. 4) 9:45

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WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/dhww--wcPnk Welcome to the new quickfire series where I'm asking a wide range of people, from different careers, 10 Questions in 10 Minutes! Ep .4 is with an 'effective altruist' - Stefan Schubert. 'Effective altruists' aim to find the best ways to help others and put this into practice. Stefan is a researcher in …

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