For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast Episode #28 - “AI Safety Equals Emergency Preparedness” For Humanity: An AI Safety Podcast
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BIG IDEA ALERT: This week’s show has something really big and really new. What if AI Safety didn’t have to carve out a new space in government–what if it could fit into already existing budgets. Emergency Preparedness–in the post 9-11 era–is a massively well funded area of federal and state government here in the US. There are agencies and organizations and big budgets already created to fund the prevention and recovery from disasters of all kinds, asteroids, pandemics, climate-related, terrorist-related, the list goes on an on.
This week’s guest, AI Policy Researcher Akash Wasil, has had more than 80 meetings with congressional staffers about AI existential risk. In Episode 28 trailer, he goes over his framing of AI Safety as Emergency Preparedness, the US vs. China race dynamic, and the vibes on Capitol Hill about AI risk. What does congress think of AI risk?
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TIMESTAMPS:
The meetings with congressional staffers (00:00:00) Akash discusses his experiences and strategies for engaging with congressional staffers and policymakers regarding AI risks and national security threats.
Understanding AI risks and national security (00:00:14) Akash highlights the interest and enthusiasm among policymakers to learn more about AI risks, particularly in the national security space.
Messaging and communication strategies (00:01:09) Akash emphasizes the importance of making less intuitive threat models understandable and getting the time of day from congressional offices.
Emergency preparedness in AI risk (00:02:45) Akash introduces the concept of emergency preparedness in the context of AI risk and its relevance to government priorities.
Preparedness approach to uncertain events (00:04:17) Akash discusses the preparedness approach to dealing with uncertain events and the significance of having a playbook in place.
Prioritizing AI in national security (00:06:08) Akash explains the strategic prioritization of engaging with key congressional offices focused on AI in the context of national security.
Policymaker concerns and China's competitiveness (00:07:03) Akash addresses the predominant concern among policymakers about China's competitiveness in AI and its impact on national security.
AI development and governance safeguards (00:08:15) Akash emphasizes the need to raise awareness about AI research and development misalignment and loss of control threats in the context of China's competitiveness.
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