Artificial Intelligence and You

267 - Joint Episode with the London Futurists Podcast

Jul 28, 2025
Join Calum Chace, a leading futurist and author of 'Surviving AI,' and David Wood, chair of London Futurists and tech influencer, as they delve into the world of AI agents. They discuss the complexities of AI verification and the pressing security challenges these technologies present. Unpacking the unintended consequences of social media algorithms, they warn of the biases they create. Their insights also touch on technology accountability and the future of AI interactions, blending caution with optimism in an evolving landscape.
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INSIGHT

Agents Become Autonomous Societies

  • AI agents will perceive, decide, and act autonomously, not just respond to prompts.
  • This shift creates societies of machines with emergent, hard-to-predict behaviors.
INSIGHT

Simulate Real Work To Find Risks

  • Level three verification uses simulated office environments to test coordination and real-world tasks.
  • Simulations reveal coordination, delegation, and failure modes that simple exams miss.
ADVICE

Verify Agents In Stages

  • Verify agents before deployment by testing knowledge, tool use, and simulation-based behavior.
  • Use staged exams and virtual environments to reveal failures before agents act in the real world.
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