We talk about Evan’s background @ MIRI & OpenAI, Coconut, homogeneity in AI takeoff, reproducing SoTA & openness in multipolar scenarios, quantilizers & operationalizing strategy stealing, Risks from learned optimization & evolution, learned optimization in Machine Learning, clarifying Inner AI Alignment terminology, transparency & interpretability, 11 proposals for safe advanced AI, underappreciated problems in AI Alignment & surprising advances in AI.