Show Notes
The world is freaking out about AI safety. AI researchers are resigning in their droves. Mathematicians are crying in public. But is the end really nigh?
In this interview I speak to Cybersecurity expert and Founder of cybersecurity firm Embroidery - Zack Korman - about whether agents are really going rogue or if it's just people?
Spoiler alert - the agent stuff is much less scary than you think.
Subscribe now to never miss an episode! Key topics The OpenAI Hugging Face hack explained The beef between safety and security people The twisted logic of effective altruism that dominates AI safety The corporate negligence behind recent incidents What would be the warning signs that that AI might actually go rogue?
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Where to find Zack https://zkorman.com/ https://www.youtube.com/@ZackKorman
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